"怕老婆" meaning in Chinese

See 怕老婆 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /pʰä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pʰaː³³ lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pʰä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/, /pʰaː³³ lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/ Chinese transliterations: pàlǎopo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄆㄛ [Mandarin, bopomofo], paa³ lou⁵ po⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], pàlǎopo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], pàlǎopo̊ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pʻa⁴-lao³-pʻo⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], pà-lǎu-pwo [Mandarin, Yale], pahlao.po [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], палаопо [Mandarin, Palladius], palaopo [Mandarin, Palladius], pa lóuh pòh [Cantonese, Yale], paa³ lou⁵ po⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], pa³ lou⁵ po⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Literally: "afraid of one's wife". It is believed that if a man is ticklish, it is a sign of fear of his present or future wife. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 怕老婆
  1. to be henpecked; to be afraid of one's wife Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-怕老婆-zh-phrase-Gz0fuEv0 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
  2. ticklish (of a man) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-怕老婆-zh-phrase-LXXeYP6R Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 怕癢 (pàyǎng), 怕痒 (pàyǎng), 驚某 (kiaⁿ-bó͘) [Min-Nan], 惊某 (kiaⁿ-bó͘) [Min-Nan]
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        "ticklish (of a man)"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pàlǎopo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄆㄛ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paa³ lou⁵ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pàlǎopo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pàlǎopo̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pʻa⁴-lao³-pʻo⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pà-lǎu-pwo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pahlao.po"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "палаопо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "palaopo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pa lóuh pòh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paa³ lou⁵ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pa³ lou⁵ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰaː³³ lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰaː³³ lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "怕老婆"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Literally: \"afraid of one's wife\". It is believed that if a man is ticklish, it is a sign of fear of his present or future wife.",
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      "roman": "pàyǎng",
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      "roman": "kiaⁿ-bó͘",
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      ],
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        "ticklish (of a man)"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pàlǎopo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄆㄛ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paa³ lou⁵ po⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pàlǎopo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pàlǎopo̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pʻa⁴-lao³-pʻo⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pà-lǎu-pwo"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pahlao.po"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "палаопо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "palaopo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pa lóuh pòh"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "paa³ lou⁵ po⁴"
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      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pa³ lou⁵ po⁴"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pʰaː³³ lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/pʰä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰaː³³ lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/"
    }
  ],
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}

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