bàn lǎo Xú niáng

半老徐娘 (bàn lǎo Xú niáng) is a Chinese word meaning “middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age”.

Meanings

  1. 1middle-aged but still attractive woman
  2. 2lady of a certain age

Characters in 半老徐娘

半bàn · half老lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity徐xú · slowly娘niáng · mother

Related words

老prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity半half老兄elder brother (often used self-referentially)老师teacher姑娘girl老板boss老板Robam (brand)老板variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]老婆(coll.) wife一半half老天God娘mother

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