隔壁老王 gé bì lǎo wáng

the guy next door; joking name for wife's lover

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife)

Characters

Character Meaning
隔 gé HSK 5
to separate; at a distance from; after or at an interval of
壁 bì HSK 5
wall; rampart
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
王 wáng HSK 5
surname Wang; king or monarch