(coll.) wife

the mother of one's husband

maternal grandmother; mother's mother

a woman thought to have magic powers, especially in legends or fairy tales

an elderly woman (at times used contemptuously)

woman (derogatory)

an informal term for an elderly woman or paternal grandmother

a married couple; husband and wife (dialectal usage)

an elderly woman, often used as a term of address or description.

husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)

mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

long-winded, repetitive, or nagging in speech; behaving in an old-womanish, talkative manner

earnest and well-meaning advice; to persuade patiently

to sway rhythmically, especially describing the movement of branches and leaves

paternal grandfather's sister

a secondary wife or a mistress in a polygamous or extramarital relationship

mapo tofu; stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

(Taiwan, archaic) the maternal aunt of one's husband

(Taiwan) interfering or nosy; a person who meddles in others' business

primary wife

a person who meddles in others' affairs or likes to control everything

a wife (dialectal, common in Northern China)

women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

Shiva (Hindu deity)

Borneo island (of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)

the ancient Indian religious system based on the Vedas and the supremacy of the Brahmin caste, serving as the precursor to modern Hinduism

the wife of one's husband's paternal uncle (specifically the wife of his father's younger brother)

(literary) kindheartedness

(coll.) a woman in the period of confinement after childbirth; a lying-in woman

faded old woman

the truth or a situation, however unpleasant, must eventually be faced or revealed; one cannot hide from reality forever

(dialect) cockroach

midwife who induces labor

a woman who is overly inquisitive about other people's affairs or likes to gossip

both sides claim they're right

An ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam.

night-scented lily (Alocasia odora)

An old woman.

Borobudur (in Java, Indonesia)

attaining a position of authority, status, or independence after a long period of endurance as a subordinate.

The goddess in Chinese folk religion who administers the potion of forgetfulness to souls before their reincarnation.

potion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence

(dialect) husband's mother