2020年8月13日 · What is the difference between 太太 and 夫人? My book (外国人学汉语) translates it as the same word. “Woman (married)” and it says they can both be a suffix as well as a noun. Question: Is there really no

2014年4月23日 · Can we call someone X太太 ? or is it the calling of husband to his wife? In my textbook everybody calls one women 錢太太. But my teacher said it is unsuitable. Which one is correct?

2021年2月7日 · I just finished the movie "Raise the Red Lantern" 【大红灯笼高高挂】with my girlfriend, and she asked me about the etymology of "太太” as lady, wife, mistress, etc. Given the rather simple natu...

2014年4月22日 · 太太 and 老婆 are probably the most used two. Don't worry, 太太、老婆、妻子 are all socially appropriate. My wife is 27, that is the way I refer to her in most social occasions. 老婆 is used even in younger generation, a teenage boy might call his girlfriend "老婆". 妻子 …

2016年11月1日 · When I learned the word 太太, I was also told that you would not say "这是我的太太", because using 的 with people would sound too possessive. Now, the other day I was saying goodbye to a native Chinese chat partner, I wrote "再见，我朋友".

The word 師奶 is (1) exclusively Cantonese, (2) the equivalent of 太太 (meaning "Mistress", "madam" or "lady" here, not "wife") when used in a neutral manner, and (3) not a slang. It was used as a compliment in old Hong Kong (around WWII, for instance). The commentary from this blog (written by a book editor) says it well:

太太，奶奶，大姐，阿姨，女士，and many other variations are commonly used to address older women. 小姐 is used to address young women. Would it be a complement or an insult to address a middle aged or elderly woman...

2015年8月7日 · Some common words are 先生 or 老公, Are there any other options that would be more socially appropriate?

2021年12月3日 · I'm not sure if what I changed below was correct or not. 我看陳太太那麼老，恐怕不會只有70歲吧? -> 我看陳太太那麼老，恐怕不止70歲吧？ 愛闖紅燈的，並不是只有騎摩托車的，開車的也一樣。 -> 愛闖紅燈的，不止是騎摩托車的，開車的也一樣。 王小姐家不但她能幹，她兩個姐姐也是女強人。 -> 王小姐 ...

2016年10月6日 · 妻子要丈夫帮她洗碗，丈夫不好意思拒绝，就把儿子叫到面前说：“孩子，现在让你练习洗碗，以后可以帮太太的忙。“ 儿子不以为然的说：“不必，以后我可以叫我儿子洗。“ 哈哈！ I found the expression '帮太太的忙‘ unusual. I presume it means here either a) 'help your wife when she is busy' or ...