姆婆
Chinese
| governess | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (姆婆) | 姆 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(姆婆) | 姆 | 婆 | |
Pronunciation
- Eastern Min (BUC): mū-bò̤
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ḿ-pô
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ḿ-pô
- Tâi-lô: ḿ-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: mfpooi
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /m̩⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
姆婆
- (Eastern Min, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) grandaunt; great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's elder brother)
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) grandaunt; great-aunt (wife of paternal or maternal grandfather's younger brother)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 伯祖母 (“great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's elder brother)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伯祖母 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 伯婆 |
| Taishan | 大婆 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 伯婆 |
| Xingning | 伯婆 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 伯婆 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 伯婆 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 伯婆 | |
| Changting | 伯婆 | |
| Wuping | 伯婆 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 伯婆 | |
| Liancheng | 伯婆 | |
| Ninghua | 伯婆 | |
| Ruijin | 奶奶 | |
| Shicheng | 大婆 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 大奶 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 伯婆 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 伯婆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 伯婆 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 伯婆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 伯婆 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 伯婆 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 伯婆 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依婆, 姆婆 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 姆婆 |
| Quanzhou | 姆婆 | |
| Zhangzhou | 伯婆 | |
| Taipei | 姆婆 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 姆婆 | |
| Kaohsiung | 姆婆 | |
| Yilan | 姆婆 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 姆婆 | |
| Taichung | 姆婆 | |
| Tainan | 姆婆 | |
| Hsinchu | 姆婆 | |
| Kinmen | 姆婆 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 姆婆 | |
| Jieyang | 老姆 | |
| Leizhou | 姆嬭 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 叔婆 |
Dialectal synonyms of 叔祖母 (“great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother)”) [map]