pó po
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  • 1

    n.husband's mother; mother-in-law

    • wǒ mā ma hé wǒ pó po xiāng chǔ de hěn hǎo

      妈妈婆婆相处

      My mother and my mother-in-law are getting on famously.

    • tā zhuān hèng de pó po

      专横婆婆

      her overbearing mother-in-law

    • tā de pó po xǐ huan zhǐ shǐ rén suǒ yǐ tā bān chū qù zhù le

      婆婆喜欢指使所以出去

      She moved out because her mother-in-law is too bossy.

  • 2

    n.dialgranny; grandma; grandmother

    • wǒ wài pó shì jiān qiáng dú lì de lǎo pó po

      外婆坚强独立婆婆

      My maternal grandma is an independent feisty old lady.

    • nà ge pó po wèi shén me dīng zhe wǒ kàn

      那个婆婆为什么

      Why is that grandma glaring at me?

    • pó po měi tiān xià wǔ dōu huì wǔ shuì

      婆婆下午午睡

      The old woman takes a nap every afternoon.

  • 3

    n.metaauthorities or leaders who control their subordinate units too strictly

    • jī céng dān wèi shàng miàn de pó po tài duō xū yào céng céng shěn pī nán yǐ bàn shì

      基层单位上面婆婆需要审批难以办事

      It's difficult for the units at the grass-roots level to get things done for they have to get the go-ahead from too many higher-ups.

Word usage

  • "婆婆" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
    • 婆婆

      one mother-in-law

    • 婆婆

      one mother-in-law