respectful form of address or reference for an elderly woman

old woman; sometimes used contemptuously

a respectful way to address or refer to an elderly man

(dialect) a respectful way to address or refer to an elderly man

(xiehouyu) tedious and stale; describes a person's speech or writing that is long-winded and unpleasant, similar to the "smelly and long" foot-binding rags of an old woman.