黃臉婆

See also: 黄脸婆

Chinese

		yellow	face	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (黃臉婆)		黃	臉	婆
simp. (黄脸婆)		黄	脸	婆
Literally: “yellow-faced old woman”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huángliǎnpó

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ lim⁵ po⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huángliǎnpó
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huángliǎnpó
  - Wade–Giles: huang²-lien³-pʻo²
  - Yale: hwáng-lyǎn-pwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangleanpor
  - Palladius: хуанляньпо (xuanljanʹpo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ lim⁵ po⁴
  - Yale: wòhng líhm pòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ lim⁵ po⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ lim⁵ po⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ liːm¹³ pʰɔː²¹/

Noun

黃臉婆

(figurative, colloquial, derogatory) ugly old woman; hag

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 黃面婆／黄面婆

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