娘媽

Chinese

mother; young lady mother; mama
trad. (娘媽)
simp. (娘妈)
anagram 媽娘妈娘

Pronunciation


Proper noun

娘媽

  1. (religion) "The Lady and Mother", an epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu (媽祖妈祖).
  2. (Puxian Min) Zhusheng Niangniang (goddess of fertility)

Noun

娘媽

  1. (Puxian Min) a person who is overly careful and irresolute (like an old woman)

Derived terms

  • 娘媽形 / 娘妈形
  • 娘媽氣 / 娘妈气
  • 娘媽爐 / 娘妈炉
  • 娘媽生 / 娘妈生
  • 娘媽相 / 娘妈相

References

  • 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), “娘妈”, 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 412.