A foreigner studying Chinese spat blood and died because he saw the list of synonyms for the word "wife" given by Mr. Lao: 1. Spouse, 2. Wife, 3. Old lady, 4. Mrs., 5. Madam, 6. Lover, 7. My indoors, 8. Daughter-in-law, 9. That one, 10. My humble wife, 11. Helpmate, 12. Old partner, 13. The kid's mom, 14. The kid's ma, 15. Indoor master, 16. Housewife, 17. Bedfellow, 18. The child's mother, 19. The baby's mom, 20. Mountain wife, 21. Humble indoor, 22. Humble wife, 23. Woman, 24. Chick, 25. Housewife, 26. Female host, 27. Minister of Finance, 28. Discipline inspection committee, 29. Foolish person, 30. Lady, 31. Indoor, 32. The other half, 33. Mistress of the house, 34. Foolish family, 35. Legal wife, 36. Concubine, 37. Sister-in-law, 38. Leader, 39. Cooking woman, 40. Buddy, 41. Yellow face woman.