lǎo​bàn

spouse

老伴 lǎo​bàn
spouse noun
husband or wife of an elderly couple

After I left, he told his wife that he was hungry.

cherished companion
(metaphorical) a long-time cherished object or companion, such as a musical instrument or the moon

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.890 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
6.72 per million

Cross-References

Classifier

Has erhua variant

Sources