粵

八baat3婆po4

baat3 po4bā pó

English

  1. meddling woman
  2. (of coarse language) bitch
  3. nosy parker (Cantonese)
  4. a generic insult for a woman; a gossipy woman; a troublesome woman; a bitch; a slut; sometimes refers to a gossipy man as well; literally: eight-woman

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容八卦多管閒事、姣、麻煩嘅女人,多數帶有貶義;有時都會用嚟指八卦同多管閒事嘅男人

Examples

  • 收皮啦死八婆!

    Shut up, bitch!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 收嗲啦死八婆!

    Shut up, bitch!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 死八婆

    a bitch; literally, dead-eight-woman

  • 嗰個八婆,搶我老公!

    That bitch wants to steal my husband from me!

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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