sān
liù

idiom
common

Meaning of 三姑六婆

三姑六婆 means women of dubious character; meddling busybodies; gossipy women (originally referring to nine female occupations in old China). Pronounced sān gū liù pó.

  • women of dubious character; meddling busybodies; gossipy women (originally referring to nine female occupations in old China)

Definitions & Examples

Cūn
xiē
sān
liù
zhěng
tiān
zài
shuō
cháng
dào
duǎn
 

Those village gossips gather all day long to tattle about others.

shì
zhèng
jīng
shēng
rén
 
shì
shén
me
sān
liù
 

She is a proper businesswoman, not some meddling busybody.

Jǐn
liàng
miǎn
xiē
ài
bān
nòng
shì
fēi
de
sān
liù
lái
wǎng
 

Try to avoid associating with those meddling women who love to spread gossip.

Yuán
dài
de
Táo
Zōng
zài
 
Chuò
gēng
 
zhōng
zǎi
le
sān
liù
de
suǒ
zhǐ
 

Tao Zongyi of the Yuan dynasty recorded the specific referents of the nine female occupations in his 'Chuo Geng Lu'.

Measure Words

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Primary
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/ bāng