女巫
Chinese
| female; woman; daughter | witch; Malay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (女巫) | 女 | 巫 | |
| simp. #(女巫) | 女 | 巫 | |
| anagram | 巫女 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi5 mou4
- Eastern Min (BUC): nṳ̄-ŭ
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lí-bû
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǚwū
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔwu
- Wade–Giles: nü3-wu1
- Yale: nyǔ-wū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuu
- Palladius: нюйу (njuju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: neoi5 mou4
- Yale: néuih mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: noey5 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: nêu5 mou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɵy̯¹³ mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-bû
- Tâi-lô: lí-bû
- Phofsit Daibuun: ly'buu
- IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bu²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
女巫
Usage notes
In modern times, this term is often associated with witches in Western fairy tales and popular culture.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 巫婆 (“witch; sorceress”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 巫婆, 女巫, 師婆, 師婆子 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 神婆, 神媽媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 巫婆兒, 姑娘 young |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 神婆兒, 巫婆兒, 師婆兒 |
| Wanrong | 神婆子 | |
| Xi'an | 神婆子 | |
| Xining | 神娘娘 | |
| Xuzhou | 神嬤兒嬤兒 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 神婆子 |
| Ürümqi | 神婆子 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 觀仙婆兒, 巫婆 |
| Guiyang | 神婆 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 巫婆 |
| Yangzhou | 神婆子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 神婆 |
| Hong Kong | 巫婆 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 巫婆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 神婆子 |
| Xinzhou | 神婆子 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 神媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 神姐, 神婆, 紅姨 |
| Quanzhou | 神姐, 神婆 | |
| Jinjiang | 神姐 | |
| Hui'an | 揣神婆 | |
| Zhangzhou | 紅姨 | |
| Haikou | 神婆 | |
| Wu | Jinhua | 巫三姑娘, 三姊妹, 三姑, 仙姑 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 巫婆 |