"Housewife" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 主妇 | zhǔ fù | housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess |   |
| 家庭主妇 | jiā tíng zhǔ fù | housewife | |
| 管家婆 | guǎn jiā pó | housewife (jocular) / female housekeeper of a higher rank (old) / busybody | |
| 巧妇难为无米之炊 | qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī | The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom) / You won't get anywhere without equipment. | |
| 巧妇 | qiǎo fù | clever wife / ingenious housewife / Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) | |
