「姑婆屋」

Entry #1
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)
(Cant.) 佢keoi5三saam1十sap6幾gei2歲seoi3都dou1嫁gaa3唔m4出ceot1,睇tai2嚟lai4都dou1要jiu3買maai5定ding6姑gu1婆po4屋uk1喇laa3。
(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.) 佢keoi5哋dei6幾gei2個go3女neoi5仔zai2感gam2情cing4好hou2好hou2㗎gaa3,仲zung6成sing4日jat6講gong2笑siu3話waa6第dai6日jat6一jat1齊cai4買maai5間gaan1姑gu1婆po4屋uk1添tim1!
(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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