怕老婆

Chinese

		to be afraid; to fear	wife; old woman
simp. and trad. (怕老婆)		怕	老婆

Etymology

Literally: "afraid of one's wife". It is believed that if a man is ticklish, it is a sign of fear of his present or future wife.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pàlǎopo

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄆㄛ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàlǎopo
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄆㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pahlao.po
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰa̠⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/

Idiom

怕老婆

to be henpecked; to be afraid of one's wife
ticklish (of a man)

See also

怕癢／怕痒 (pàyǎng)
(Min Nan) 驚某／惊某 (kiaⁿ-bó͘)

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