婆白
Chinese
| grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (婆白) | 婆 | 白 | |
| simp. #(婆白) | 婆 | 白 | |
| anagram | 白婆 | ||
Pronunciation
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phò-pha̍k
- Hakka Romanization System: poˇ pag
- Hagfa Pinyim: po2 pag6
- Sinological IPA: /pʰo¹¹ pʰak̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: po pagˋ
- Sinological IPA: /pʰo⁵⁵ pʰak²/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: po2 pag6
- Sinological IPA: /pʰo¹¹ pʰak̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Noun
婆白
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 高祖母 (“great-great-grandmother (mother of one's paternal great-grandfather)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 高祖母 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 高祖母 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 太太嫲 |
| Taishan | 阿卓 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 婆白, 阿白 |
| Xingning | 婆白 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 婆白 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 婆白 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 婆白 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 婆太太, 祖婆太 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 太太嬤 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 太太嬤 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 老太媽 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 祖奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老大媽 |