細婆

Chinese

fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (細婆)
simp. (细婆)

Pronunciation


Noun

細婆

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Eastern Min, Putian Puxian Min, Zhongshan Min, Pinghua) concubine
  2. (Hakka) concubine of one's paternal grandfather
  3. (Shicheng Hakka) great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother)

Synonyms

References

  • 細婆”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Mandarin and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “细婆”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 470.