- 老婆 lǎopó wife(coll.) wife
- 婆婆 pópo mother-in-lawthe mother of one's husband
- 外婆 wàipó maternal grandmothermaternal grandmother; mother's mother
- 巫婆 wūpó witcha woman thought to have magic powers, especially in legends or fairy tales
- 老太婆 lǎotàipó old womanan elderly woman (at times used contemptuously)
- 婆娘 póniáng womanwoman (derogatory)
- 阿婆 āpó grannyan informal term for an elderly woman or paternal grandmother
- 公婆 gōngpó couplea married couple; husband and wife (dialectal usage)
- 老婆婆 lǎopópo old womanan elderly woman, often used as a term of address or description.
- 婆家 pójiā husband's familyhusband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 富婆 fùpó wealthy woman
- 婆媳 póxí mother and daughter-in-lawmother-in-law and daughter-in-law
- 婆婆妈妈 pópomāmā garrulouslong-winded, repetitive, or nagging in speech; behaving in an old-womanish, talkative manner
- 苦口婆心 kǔkǒupóxīn earnest persuasionearnest and well-meaning advice; to persuade patiently
- 婆娑 pósuō swayto sway rhythmically, especially describing the movement of branches and leaves
- 太婆 tàipó great-grandmother
- 姑婆 gūpó grandauntpaternal grandfather's sister
- 媒婆 méipó matchmaker
- 小老婆 xiǎolǎopó concubinea secondary wife or a mistress in a polygamous or extramarital relationship
- 麻婆豆腐 mápódòufǔ mapo tofumapo tofu; stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
- 姨婆 yípó aunt-in-law(Taiwan, archaic) the maternal aunt of one's husband
- 鸡婆 jīpó busybody(Taiwan) interfering or nosy; a person who meddles in others' business
- 大老婆 dàlǎopó first wifeprimary wife
- 管家婆 guǎnjiāpó busybodya person who meddles in others' affairs or likes to control everything
- 婆姨 póyí wifea wife (dialectal, common in Northern China)
- 三姑六婆 sāngūliùpó busybodieswomen with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
- 湿婆 shīpó ShivaShiva (Hindu deity)
- 婆罗门 Póluómén Brahmin
- 婆罗洲 Póluózhōu BorneoBorneo island (of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)
- 婆罗门教 póluóménjiào brahmanismthe ancient Indian religious system based on the Vedas and the supremacy of the Brahmin caste, serving as the precursor to modern Hinduism
- 产婆 chǎnpó midwife
- 叔婆 shūpó aunt-in-lawthe wife of one's husband's paternal uncle (specifically the wife of his father's younger brother)
- 婆心 póxīn kindheartedness(literary) kindheartedness
- 收生婆 shōushēngpó midwife
- 月婆子 yuèpózi postpartum woman(coll.) a woman in the period of confinement after childbirth; a lying-in woman
- 黄脸婆 huángliǎnpó faded womanfaded old woman
- 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆 chǒuxífùzǎowǎnyěděijiàngōngpó unavoidablethe truth or a situation, however unpleasant, must eventually be faced or revealed; one cannot hide from reality forever
- 偷油婆 tōuyóupó cockroach(dialect) cockroach
- 催生婆 cuīshēngpó midwifemidwife who induces labor
- 八婆 bāpó meddlera woman who is overly inquisitive about other people's affairs or likes to gossip
- 公说公有理,婆说婆有理 gōngshuōgōngyǒulǐ, póshuōpóyǒulǐ conflicting claimsboth sides claim they're right
- 占婆 Zhānpó ChampaAn ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam.
- 姑婆芋 gūpóyù night-scented lilynight-scented lily (Alocasia odora)
- 婆子 pózi old womanAn old woman.
- 婆罗浮屠 Póluófútú BorobudurBorobudur (in Java, Indonesia)
- 媳妇熬成婆 xífù'áochéngpó eventual seniorityattaining a position of authority, status, or independence after a long period of endurance as a subordinate.
- 孟婆 Mèngpó Lady MengThe goddess in Chinese folk religion who administers the potion of forgetfulness to souls before their reincarnation.
- 孟婆汤 mèngpótāng oblivion potionpotion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence
- 家婆 jiāpó mother-in-law(dialect) husband's mother
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH