小老婆 (xiǎo lǎo pó) — (derogatory, historical) concubine, secondary wife
Definition
An old, derogatory term for a man's concubine or secondary wife. Today it sounds very insulting — say 情妇 or 二房 in modern contexts instead.
noun
(derogatory, historical) concubinesecondary wife
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，小老婆。Zài gǔ dài, yǒu qián rén cháng cháng qǔ xiǎo lǎo pó.In ancient times, wealthy people often took concubines.
- 。Zhè ge cí xiàn zài tīng qǐ lái hěn wǔ rǔ rén.This term sounds very insulting nowadays.
- 小老婆。Xiǎo shuō lǐ miáo xiě le nà ge nán rén hé tā de xiǎo lǎo pó.The novel describes that man and his concubine.
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