牙婆
Chinese
| tooth; ivory | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (牙婆) | 牙 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(牙婆) | 牙 | 婆 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yápó
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄆㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yápó
- Wade–Giles: ya2-pʻo2
- Yale: yá-pwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yapor
- Palladius: япо (japo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaa4 po4
- Yale: ngàh pòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa4 po4
- Guangdong Romanization: nga4 po4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Changting)
- Changting Pinyin: nga2 po2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋa²⁴ pʰo²⁴/
- (Changting)
Noun
牙婆
- (dated) female human trafficker
Synonyms
References
- 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “牙婆”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 458.