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Chinese
| woman; girl | to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (查某行) | 查某 | 行 | |
| simp. #(查某行) | 查某 | 行 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cha-bó͘-hēng
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha-bó͘-hēng
- Tâi-lô: tsa-bóo-hīng
- Phofsit Daibuun: za'bofheng
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁴²⁻²⁴ heŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Noun
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- (Singapore Hokkien, derogatory) a girly or effeminate man
Adjective
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- (Singapore Hokkien) sissy; effeminate (in one's voice, gesture, behavior, etc.)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 娘娘腔 (“sissy; effeminate”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 娘娘腔 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 母裡母氣 |
| Taiwan | 娘娘腔, 娘炮 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 女裡女氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 母聲母氣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 乸型, 婆乸型, 女人型, 女人士 |
| Hong Kong | 乸型, 乸, camp | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 娘娘腔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 半婦人 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 阿娘相 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 母相 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 查某體 |
| Quanzhou | 查某體 | |
| Zhangzhou | 查某體, 軟母 | |
| Tainan | 查某體 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 查某行 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 查某體 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘娘腔 |
| Hangzhou | 娘娘腔 | |
Descendants
- → English: cha bor heng (Singlish)