Meaning of wáng ba:
wáng ba
王八
Noun
softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel
Wǒ zài hé biān kànjiànle yī zhī hěn dà de wáng ba.
我在河边看见了一只很大的王八。
I saw a big softshell turtle by the river.
Tā bèi péngyǒu xiào chēng wéi lǎo wángba.
他被朋友笑称为老王八。
He was jokingly called an old cuckold by his friends.
Jǐ bǎi nián qián, wáng ba zhè ge cí bèi yòng lái zhǐ dài lǎo bǎo de zhàngfu.
几百年前，王八这个词被用来指代老鸨的丈夫。
Hundreds of years ago, the term 'wáng ba' was used to refer to the husband of a brothel madam.
