老婆子 (lǎo pó zǐ) — (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) old woman, old biddy; (colloquial, affectionate or matter-of-fact) my wife, my old woman
Definition
Colloquial term for an older woman. When you say 我的老婆子 / 我家老婆子 it means 'my wife' in a casual, slightly old-fashioned or humorous way — not a standard term for 'wife'.
noun
(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) old womanold biddy(colloquial, affectionate or matter-of-fact) my wifemy old woman
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 老婆子。Nà ge lǎo pó zǐ yòu zài mà rén le.That old biddy is scolding people again.
- 老婆子。Wǒ jiā lǎo pó zǐ zuò fàn hěn hǎo chī.My old woman cooks very well.
- 老婆子。Jiē shàng jǐ gè lǎo pó zǐ zuò zài yì qǐ liáo tiān.A few old women on the street are sitting together chatting.
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