婆 (po4) — one's grandmother in Cantonese
poˎ₄婆Mandarin Pinyin: po2
Meaning of 婆
nounone's grandmother
nounthe mother of one's husband
nounold woman
Example Sentences with 婆
個老婆大人矋住佢，佢又點敢出聲吖
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife.
佢老婆起佢尾注擸晒啲錢跟佬走咗
His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.
畀機會我做個稱職嘅老婆
Give me a chance to be a good and competent wife.
poˎ₄婆po2，婆，neiˏ₅你gamˉ¹今ninˊ²年gwai˗₃貴gangˉ¹庚aa3?呀?
Po Po (an elderly woman), how old are you?
ngoˏ₅我meiˍ₆未siˏ₅試gwo˗₃過deoi˗₃對ngoˏ₅我louˏ₅老poˎ₄婆ngˎ₄唔zyuˍ₆住，neiˏ₅你neˉ¹呢？
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you?
[Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you?
Words Containing 婆
癲婆din1 po2
lunatic (female)
小老婆siu2 lou5 po4
concubine; mistress
大婆daai6 po2
big mother; main wife (as opposed to a mistress)
婆媽po4 maa1
an amah, maidservant
煮飯婆zyu2 faan2 po4
housewife
神婆san4 po4
a witch; a sorceress
跛腳婆bai1 goek3 po2
a lame (woman)
富婆fu3 po4
millionairess; female millionaire
姣婆haau4 po4
coquette; a flirt; a sexually promiscuous woman; a "slut"
事頭婆si6 tau4 po4
lady boss; proprietress
婆媽數po4 maa1 sou3
a trivial amount, a trivial debt
老婆子lou5 po4 zi2
old woman
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