太祖媽
Chinese
too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest |
ancestor; forefather; grandparents | mother; mama | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (太祖媽) | 太 | 祖 | 媽 | |
| simp. (太祖妈) | 太 | 祖 | 妈 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-chó͘-má
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-chó͘-má
- Tâi-lô: thài-tsóo-má
- Phofsit Daibuun: taezofmar
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
太祖媽
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 高祖母 (“great-great-grandmother (mother of one's paternal great-grandfather)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 高祖母 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 高祖母 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 太太嫲 |
| Taishan | 阿卓 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 婆白, 阿白 |
| Xingning | 婆白 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 婆白 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 婆白 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 婆白 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 婆太太, 祖婆太 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 太太嬤 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 太太嬤 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 老太媽 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 祖奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老大媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 太祖媽 |