「姑婆屋」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gu1 po4 uk1
Individual
Character Meaning:
female; lady; for the moment; for the time being; paternal aunt
elderly female
house
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
spinster house; a shared home for old women unlikely to get married, literally "old ladies' home"; by extension a place where unmarried women spend their remaining years (either alone or sharing with others); when referred to, it is often not about the place itself, but rather to point out that the women in question are unlikely going to get married, often used in a satirical, joking or self-deprecating manner (measure word: 間)
(Cant.) keoi5saam1sap6gei2seoi3dou1gaa3m4ceot1tai2lai4dou1jiu3maai5ding6gu1po4uk1laa3
(Eng.) She's well over 30 and still hasn't been able to get married. It looks like she'll have to buy herself a spinster house.
(Cant.) keoi5dei6gei2go3neoi5zai2gam2cing4hou2hou2gaa3zung6sing4jat6gong2siu3waa6dai6jat6jat1cai4maai5gaan1gu1po4uk1tim1
(Eng.) Those girls are very close, they're always joking that someday they're going to buy a spinster house and live together [unmarried].
See also: 老姑婆 神枱桔
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