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Chinese[edit]
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yellow
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face
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grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
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trad. (黃臉婆)
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黃
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臉
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婆
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simp. (黄脸婆)
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黄
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脸
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婆
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Literally: “yellow-faced old woman”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
黃臉婆
- (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) ugly old woman; hag
Synonyms[edit]