婆婆 (pó po) — husband's mother; mother-in-law (from the wife's perspective); (dialectal) maternal grandmother; elderly woman; old lady (of the previous generation)
Definition
From the wife's perspective, 婆婆 means 'husband's mother' (mother-in-law); note the neutral form 公婆 covers both in-laws. The 婆婆 / 姥姥 contrast matters by region: in some southern areas 婆婆 means maternal grandmother (what most regions call 姥姥/外婆).
noun
husband's mothermother-in-law (from the wife's perspective)(dialectal) maternal grandmotherelderly womanold lady (of the previous generation)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 婆婆，。Wǒ pó po duì wǒ hěn hǎo, xiàng qīn nǚ ér yí yàng.My mother-in-law treats me very well, like her own daughter.
- ，婆婆。Zài nán fāng yì xiē dì fāng, pó po shì zhǐ wài pó.In some southern areas, 婆婆 refers to maternal grandmother.
- ，。Cūn kǒu yǒu gè lǎo pó po, měi tiān zuò zài shù xià shài tài yáng.There's an old woman at the village entrance, sitting under the tree every day to sunbathe.
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