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婆
pó
Main
English Definitiongrandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
Simplified Script婆
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinpó
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄆㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)po4

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Words With Same Head Word    
婆婆pópohusband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma
婆家pójiahusband's family
婆媳póxímother-in-law and daughter-in-law
婆娘póniángwoman (derog.)
婆娑pósuōto swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway
Words With Same Tail Word    
外婆wàipó(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
老婆lǎopóold lady
阿婆āpógranny; mother-in-law
老太婆lǎotài póold woman (at times contemptuous)
公婆gōngpóhusband's parents; parents-in-law
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