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婆娘 (pó niáng): Woman (colloquial (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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婆娘 consists of 2 characters.

婆 • pó • old woman; mother-in-law

pó婆

old woman; mother-in-law

娘 • niáng • mother, young woman • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

niáng娘

mother, young woman

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Pinyinpó niáng

Meaningwoman (colloquial, sometimes derogatory); wife (dialectal)

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 婆娘

Nà那

ge个

pó婆

niáng娘

hěn很

xiōng凶

。

That woman is very fierce.

Tā他

dài带

zhe着

pó婆

niáng娘

hé和

hái孩

zi子

qù去

Zhè这

pó婆

niáng娘

zuò做

shì事

lì利

suo索

de得

hěn很

gǎn

赶

jí集

。

He took his wife and children to the market.

。

This woman is very efficient in doing things.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 婆娘.

Words with 婆

外婆wài pó(coll.) mother's mother
老婆lǎo powife [colloquial]
婆婆pó pohusband's mother; old woman
巫婆wū pówitch
老太婆lǎo tài póold woman (often derogatory or familiar)
老婆婆lǎo pó poold woman, granny
老婆子lǎo pó ziold woman (often one's wife, sometimes derogatory)
婆婆妈妈pó po mā māfussy; overly talkative or nagging

Words with 娘

姑娘gū nianggirl
新娘xīn niángbride
伴娘bàn niángbridesmaid
娘家niáng jiāmarried woman's parental home; maiden home
老娘

lǎo niáng

old mother; (colloquial) I/me (used by assertive women)

娘娘腔niáng niáng qiāngeffeminate (derogatory for a man)

小姑娘xiǎo gū nianglittle girl

灰姑娘huī gū niangCinderella