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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 婆娘

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
婆娘 pó niáng - woman (derog.)

List Ranking for: 婆娘

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 10,204 30,713 17,484

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
婆 pó- (bound form) grandmother
- (bound form) matron
- (bound form) mother-in-law
- (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
娘 niáng- mother
- young lady
- (coll.) effeminate
娘 niáng- variant of 娘[niang2]

Other Words Containing 婆娘

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
婆娘 - - 10,204 30,713 17,484