契嬭
Chinese
| contract | breast; lady; milk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (契嬭) | 契 | 嬭 | |
| simp. #(契嬭) | 契 | 嬭 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): koi3 ne2
- Southern Min
- (Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: koi3 ne2
- Sinological IPA: /kʰɔi²¹⁻⁵⁵ nɛ³¹/
- (Leizhou)
Noun
契嬭
- (Leizhou Min) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 乾媽 (“godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 乾媽, 乾娘, 義母 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 乾媽, 乾娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 乾娘 |
| Wanrong | 乾媽 | |
| Xi'an | 乾媽 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 乾媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 乾媽 |
| Liuzhou | 乾媽, 契媽 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契媽 |
| Hong Kong | 契媽 | |
| Dongguan | 契媽 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 乾娘 |
| Lichuan | 契娘 | |
| Pingxiang | 乾娘 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 相認哀 |
| Yudu | 契姐, 奶媽 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 義奶, 義娘奶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契母 |
| Quanzhou | 契母 | |
| Jinjiang | 契母 | |
| Zhangzhou | 契母 | |
| Tainan | 契母 GT | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 契母 | |
| Shantou | 契母, 契哀 | |
| Jieyang | 契哀 | |
| Leizhou | 契嬭 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 結義的娘嬭 |
| Xianyou | 結義的娘嬭 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 契媽, 契娘 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 乾娘 |
| Hangzhou | 乾娘 | |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 乾娘 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |