婆婆媽媽 [－－妈妈]

Jyutping po4 po4 maa1 maa1
Pinyin pó pó mā ma

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    sentimental; maudlin; fainthearted
  2. adj
    overly careful (like an old woman); womanishly garrulous; irresolute
    • 但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方：他的從容，他的沉默，他的獨斷獨行，他的一去不回頭，都是力的表現，都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的，決不粘粘搭搭的，一針見血，一刀兩斷，這正是白種人之所以為白種人。
      但这孩子却也有可敬的地方：他的从容，他的沉默，他的独断独行，他的一去不回头，都是力的表现，都是强者适者的表现。决不婆婆妈妈的，决不粘粘搭搭的，一针见血，一刀两断，这正是白种人之所以为白种人。
      dàn zhè hái zi què yě yǒu kě jìng de dì fang ： tā de cóng róng ， tā de chén mò ， tā de dú duàn dú xíng ， tā de yī qù bù huí tóu ， dōu shì lì de biǎo xiàn ， dōu shì qiáng zhě shì zhě de biǎo xiàn ． jué bù pó po mā ma de ， jué bù nián nián dā dā de ， yī zhēn jiàn xiě ， yī dāo liǎng duàn ， zhè zhèng shì bái zhǒng rén zhī suǒ yǐ wéi bái zhǒng rén ．
      But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.

婆婆媽媽 [－－妈妈]

Jyutping po4 po4 maa1 maa1
Pinyin pó pó mā mā

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    sentimental; maudlin; fainthearted
  2. adj
    overly careful (like an old woman); womanishly garrulous; irresolute
    • 但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方：他的從容，他的沉默，他的獨斷獨行，他的一去不回頭，都是力的表現，都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的，決不粘粘搭搭的，一針見血，一刀兩斷，這正是白種人之所以為白種人。
      但这孩子却也有可敬的地方：他的从容，他的沉默，他的独断独行，他的一去不回头，都是力的表现，都是强者适者的表现。决不婆婆妈妈的，决不粘粘搭搭的，一针见血，一刀两断，这正是白种人之所以为白种人。
      dàn zhè hái zi què yě yǒu kě jìng de dì fang ： tā de cóng róng ， tā de chén mò ， tā de dú duàn dú xíng ， tā de yī qù bù huí tóu ， dōu shì lì de biǎo xiàn ， dōu shì qiáng zhě shì zhě de biǎo xiàn ． jué bù pó po mā ma de ， jué bù nián nián dā dā de ， yī zhēn jiàn xiě ， yī dāo liǎng duàn ， zhè zhèng shì bái zhǒng rén zhī suǒ yǐ wéi bái zhǒng rén ．
      But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.

婆婆媽媽 [－－妈妈]

Jyutping po4 po4 maa1 maa1
Pinyin pó po mā ma

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    sentimental; maudlin; fainthearted
  2. adj
    overly careful (like an old woman); womanishly garrulous; irresolute
    • 但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方：他的從容，他的沉默，他的獨斷獨行，他的一去不回頭，都是力的表現，都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的，決不粘粘搭搭的，一針見血，一刀兩斷，這正是白種人之所以為白種人。
      但这孩子却也有可敬的地方：他的从容，他的沉默，他的独断独行，他的一去不回头，都是力的表现，都是强者适者的表现。决不婆婆妈妈的，决不粘粘搭搭的，一针见血，一刀两断，这正是白种人之所以为白种人。
      dàn zhè hái zi què yě yǒu kě jìng de dì fang ： tā de cóng róng ， tā de chén mò ， tā de dú duàn dú xíng ， tā de yī qù bù huí tóu ， dōu shì lì de biǎo xiàn ， dōu shì qiáng zhě shì zhě de biǎo xiàn ． jué bù pó po mā ma de ， jué bù nián nián dā dā de ， yī zhēn jiàn xiě ， yī dāo liǎng duàn ， zhè zhèng shì bái zhǒng rén zhī suǒ yǐ wéi bái zhǒng rén ．
      But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.

婆婆媽媽 [－－妈妈]

Jyutping po4 po4 maa1 maa1
Pinyin pó po mā mā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. effeminate
  2. old-womanish
  3. garrulous
  4. fainthearted
  5. overly careful
  6. overly sensitive
  7. maudlin
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞、俚語
    形容​一個​人連​啲​小事​都​做​唔​到​決定​，​猶豫​不決
    old-womanish: talking too much about unimportant things or be easily upset; indecisive
    • 做人婆婆媽媽咁點得？決斷啲啦好唔好？
      做人婆婆妈妈咁点得？决断啲啦好唔好？
      zou6 jan4 po4 po4 maa1 maa1 gam3 dim2 dak1? kyut3 dyun6 di1 laa1 hou2 m4 hou2?
      How can you be so indecisive ? Just make up your mind, Okay ?
  2. 近義詞
    婆媽、拖泥帶水
  3. 反義詞
    一就一，二就二
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做生意嘅嘢，一就一，二就二，点能够婆婆妈妈？
    做生意嘅嘢，一就一，二就二，點能夠婆婆媽媽？
    zou6 saang1 ji3 ge3 je5, jat1 zau6 jat1 ji6 zau6 ji6, dim2 nang4 gau3 po4 po4 maa1 maa1
    • When you are doing business, you should make everything completely clear. There is no place for indecsiveness.
  2. Cantonese
    做人婆婆妈妈咁点得？决断啲啦好唔好？
    做人婆婆媽媽咁點得？決斷啲啦好唔好？
    zou6 jan4 po4 po4 maa1 maa1 gam3 dim2 dak1? kyut3 dyun6 di1 laa1 hou2 m4 hou2?
    • How can you be so indecisive ? Just make up your mind, Okay ?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    但这孩子却也有可敬的地方：他的从容，他的沉默，他的独断独行，他的一去不回头，都是力的表现，都是强者适者的表现。决不婆婆妈妈的，决不粘粘搭搭的，一针见血，一刀两断，这正是白种人之所以为白种人。
    但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方：他的從容，他的沉默，他的獨斷獨行，他的一去不回頭，都是力的表現，都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的，決不粘粘搭搭的，一針見血，一刀兩斷，這正是白種人之所以為白種人。
    dàn zhè hái zi què yě yǒu kě jìng de dì fang ： tā de cóng róng ， tā de chén mò ， tā de dú duàn dú xíng ， tā de yī qù bù huí tóu ， dōu shì lì de biǎo xiàn ， dōu shì qiáng zhě shì zhě de biǎo xiàn ． jué bù pó po mā ma de ， jué bù nián nián dā dā de ， yī zhēn jiàn xiě ， yī dāo liǎng duàn ， zhè zhèng shì bái zhǒng rén zhī suǒ yǐ wéi bái zhǒng rén ．
    • But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.