姆婆
Chinese
| governess | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (姆婆) | 姆 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(姆婆) | 姆 | 婆 | |
Pronunciation
- Eastern Min (BUC): mū-bò̤
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ḿ-pô
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ḿ-pô
- Tâi-lô: ḿ-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: mfpooi
- IPA (Xiamen): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /m̩⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
姆婆
- (Eastern Min, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) grandaunt; great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's elder brother)
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) grandaunt; great-aunt (wife of paternal or maternal grandfather's younger brother)
Synonyms
- (wife of paternal grandfather's elder brother): 伯祖母 (bózǔmǔ)