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老太婆
ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ
“old woman; old lady; old wife (often derogatory or familiar)”
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老
ㄌㄠˇ
Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.
太
ㄊㄞˋ
Very; extremely; too much; greatest; highest; big; senior or highest in rank or generation.
婆
ㄆㄛˊ
An old woman; grandmother; mother-in-law; a term for certain professional women in the past; slang for a femme in a lesbian relationship.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 太太ㄊㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄞwife; a married woman; a respectful term for a married woman; historically, a title for wives of high officials.
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 太多ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄛtoo many; too much; excessive; more than enough; an excessive amount; a large quantity beyond what is needed or desired
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 太陽ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊsun; sunlight; sunshine
- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 老公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥhusband; eunuch (historical); old man (archaic)
- 太子ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇcrown prince; the designated heir to a throne or monarchy
- 老人家ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚpolite term for an elderly person; respectful way to refer to one's own or someone else's parents
- 太后ㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋEmpress Dowager; the mother of a reigning emperor.
- 太平洋ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊPacific Ocean; the world's largest ocean between the Americas, Asia, and Australia; named by Magellan for its calm waters.