Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

雞婆

jīpó

ㄐㄧ ㄆㄛˊ

Simplified 鸡婆

  1. 1(dialect) hen; prostitute
  2. 2(Tw) (adjective) interfering; nosy; (noun) busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, Tai-lo pr. [ke-pô])
Example

他太雞婆了,才會惹得一身麻煩。

tā tài jīpó le cái huì rě de yìshēn máfan

He's too much of a busybody, which is why he brought all this trouble on himself.

Keep 雞婆 and it comes back until you know it.

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