Definition
老婆 (lǎo po) is a colloquial, everyday word for 'wife' used by a husband for his own wife. It's more casual than the neutral 妻子 (qī zi) and the polite/formal 太太 (tài tai).
noun
wife (colloquial)
Examples
- 老婆？Nǐ lǎo po zuò shénme gōngzuò?What does your wife do for work?
- 老婆。Wǒ lǎo po jīntiān yào qù chāoshì mǎi cài.My wife is going to the supermarket to buy groceries today.
- 老婆。Tā lǎo po shì wǒ de dàxué tóngxué.His wife is my college classmate.
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