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The character 婆 is a phono-semantic compound. Its lower component 女 serves as the semantic radical, indicating a female, while the upper component 波 provides the phonetic element. Originally, it specifically meant an elderly woman, a grandmother, or an older female relative. Over time, its usage broadened to encompass senior female roles in family and social hierarchies, most notably a husband's mother or a mother-in-law. It also commonly appears in compound words for traditional female occupations, spiritual mediums, and in colloquial terms for a wife.
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我的老婆很温柔。
外婆给我讲故事。
婆婆和媳妇关系很好。
她嫁入了富裕的婆家。
婆罗门是印度的一种姓。
树叶在风中婆娑起舞。
老婆婆慢慢地走过街道。
婆媳之间的矛盾很难解决。