「姑婆屋」
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Pronunciation: | gu1 po4 uk1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
姑 female; lady; for the moment; for the time being; paternal aunt 婆 elderly female 屋 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)
(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.
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See also: | 老姑婆 神枱桔 |
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