老婆 (lou5 po4) — wife in Cantonese
louˏ₅老poˎ₄婆
Mandarin Pinyin: lao3 po2
Meaning of 老婆
nounwife
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Example Sentences with 老婆
個老婆大人矋住佢，佢又點敢出聲吖
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife.
佢老婆起佢尾注擸晒啲錢跟佬走咗
His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.
畀機會我做個稱職嘅老婆
Give me a chance to be a good and competent wife.
ngoˏ₅我meiˍ₆未siˏ₅試gwo˗₃過deoi˗₃對ngoˏ₅我louˏ₅老poˎ₄婆ngˎ₄唔zyuˍ₆住，neiˏ₅你neˉ¹呢？
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you?
[Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you?
houˊ²好louˏ₅老poˎ₄婆haiˍ₆係noiˍ₆內zo6.助。
A good wife is a helper.
Characters in 老婆
Words Containing 老婆
小老婆siu2 lou5 po4
concubine; mistress
老婆子lou5 po4 zi2
old woman
我老婆ngo5 lou5 po4
my wife
老婆餅lou5 po4 beng2
wife cake, a pastry filled with winter melon and coconut
餓死老婆燻臭屋ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1
be unable to earn enough money to get married or sustain a wife when married, to cause one's wife to die of hunger, and to stink up the house with her corpse
娶老婆ceoi2 lou5 po4
marry
老婆本lou5 po4 bun2
marriage fund - the core saving of a young male, mainly for marriage
老婆仔lou5 po4 zai2
a steady girlfriend (lit., "little wife")
老婆乸lou5 po4 naa2
used to refer to older women when not mentioned by name
仔細老婆嫩zai2 sai3 lou5 po4 nyun6
one's child(ren) and wife are still young
餓死老婆薰臭屋ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1
to be unable to earn enough money to feed one's wife [colloquial]
搵老婆wan2 lou5 po4
to find a wife
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