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撈家婆 (lou1 gaa1 po2) — a woman who is skilful and resourceful in making money and daring to take risks in Cantonese

louˉ¹撈gaaˉ¹家poˊ²婆
简 捞家婆
Mandarin Pinyin: lao1 jia1 po2

Meaning of 撈家婆

nouna woman who is skilful and resourceful in making money and daring to take risks

Example Sentences with 撈家婆

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係louˉ¹撈gaaˉ¹家po4.婆。
She is a housewife.
aa˗₃阿maaˉ¹媽zouˍ₆做louˉ¹撈gaaˉ¹家po4.婆。
Mom is a housewife.
zouˍ₆做louˉ¹撈gaaˉ¹家poˎ₄婆houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fu2.苦。
Being a housewife is very hard.
ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做louˉ¹撈gaaˉ¹家poˎ₄婆za3.咋。
I'm just a housewife.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做louˉ¹撈gaaˉ¹家po4.婆。
She wants to be a housewife.
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Characters in 撈家婆

撈lou1 laau4
dredge up; scoop up from water; fish for
家gaa1
classifier for firms or other enterprises
婆po4
one's grandmother

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