媒人婆
Chinese
| matchmaker | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (媒人婆) | 媒人 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(媒人婆) | 媒人 | 婆 | |
| alternative forms | 媒儂婆／媒侬婆 Southern Min | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: méirénpó
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: méirénpó
- Wade–Giles: mei2-jên2-pʻo2
- Yale: méi-rén-pwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meirenpor
- Palladius: мэйжэньпо (mɛjžɛnʹpo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mui4 jan4 po4
- Yale: mùih yàhn pòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: mui4 jan4 po4
- Guangdong Romanization: mui4 yen4 po4
- Sinological IPA (key): /muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: moi4 jan4 po4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔi²¹ zɐn²¹ pʰɔ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mòi-ngìn-phò
- Hakka Romanization System: moiˇ nginˇ poˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: moi2 ngin2 po2
- Sinological IPA: /moi̯¹¹ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: moi2 ngin2 po2
- Sinological IPA: /moɪ¹¹ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hm̂-lâng-pô
- Tâi-lô: hm̂-lâng-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: hmlangpooi
- IPA (Xiamen): /hm̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /hm̩²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ po²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̂-lâng-pô
- Tâi-lô: m̂-lâng-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: mlangpooi
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-lâng-pô
- Tâi-lô: bûn-lâng-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: bunlangpooi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² po¹³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Yilan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: môe-lâng-pô
- Tâi-lô: muê-lâng-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: moelangpooi
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /muẽ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ pɤ²³/
- IPA (Yilan): /muẽ²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: moâi-lâng-pô
- Tâi-lô: muâi-lâng-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: moailangpooi
- IPA (Tainan): /muãi²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻³³ pɤ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mûi-lâng-pô
- Tâi-lô: muî-lâng-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: muilangpooi
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /muĩ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ pɤ²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ po²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bhuê5 nang5 pua5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buê nâng phuâ
- Sinological IPA (key): /bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua⁵⁵/
- (Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: bhue5 nang5 po5
- Sinological IPA: /buɛ²² naŋ²² pʰɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
Noun
媒人婆
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 媒人 (“matchmaker”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 媒人 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大媒 |
| Tianjin (Wuqing) | 冰媒 | |
| Harbin | 媒人, 保媒的 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 媒人, 做媒的, 介紹人, 媒婆 woman |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 媒人, 媒婆子 woman, 媒婆兒 woman |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 媒人, 說媒的, 大冰, 介紹人, 媒婆兒 woman |
| Wanrong | 媒人, 媒婆子 woman | |
| Xi'an | 媒人, 紅葉 respectful, 媒婆 woman, 媒婆子 woman | |
| Xining | 冰公大人, 媒人 | |
| Xuzhou | 大媒, 媒人, 介紹人 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 媒人, 管媒的, 媒婆婆 woman |
| Lanzhou | 媒人 | |
| Ürümqi | 媒人, 媒婆子 woman | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 媒人, 紅葉, 紅葉公 man, 紅葉婆 woman |
| Wuhan | 媒人 | |
| Guiyang | 媒人 man, 媒婆 woman, 介紹人 | |
| Liuzhou | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 媒托 |
| Yangzhou | 媒人 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 媒人, 媒人公 man, 媒人婆 woman, 大葵扇 woman |
| Hong Kong | 媒人, 媒人公 man, 媒人婆 woman, 大葵扇 woman | |
| Macau | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Taishan | 媒人 | |
| Dongguan | 介紹人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Shaoguan | 媒人 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 媒人公 | |
| Tengxian | 媒姼公 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 媒人, 介紹人, 媒婆 woman |
| Lichuan | 媒人, 媒婆 woman | |
| Pingxiang | 媒人, 牽丈公 man, respectful, 媒人公 man, 媒人婆 woman, 媒婆 woman, 牽六股繩子個 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 媒人婆 woman |
| Yudu | 媒人, 紅蟻公, 長腳媒人 derogatory, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 媒人 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 媒人, 介紹人, 媒婆子 woman |
| Xinzhou | 媒人, 說媒哩, 介紹人, 媒漢子 man, 媒婆子 woman | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 媒人, 媒人嫲 woman |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 媒儂, 媒儂媽 woman |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 媒儂, 媒儂公, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory, 媒儂姐 respectful |
| Quanzhou | 媒儂, 媒儂媽 woman, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory | |
| Zhangzhou | 媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory | |
| Taipei | 媒儂, 媒儂公 man, 媒儂婆 woman | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 媒儂 | |
| Kaohsiung | 媒儂 | |
| Yilan | 媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 媒儂 | |
| Taichung | 媒儂, 媒儂婆仔 woman | |
| Tainan | 媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman | |
| Hsinchu | 媒儂 | |
| Kinmen | 媒儂 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 媒儂 | |
| Chaozhou | 媒儂公 | |
| Shantou | 媒儂 | |
| Leizhou | 做媒儂, 講媒儂, 媒儂公 man, 媒儂婆 woman | |
| Wenchang | 媒儂婆 woman | |
| Haikou | 媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 媒人, 媒公 man, 媒老太 woman, 媒婆 woman |
| Wu | Shanghai | 媒人 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 瞞人 | |
| Suzhou | 媒人 | |
| Danyang | 媒人, 介紹人 | |
| Hangzhou | 媒人, 大冰老爺, 媒婆 woman | |
| Ningbo | 媒人 | |
| Wenzhou | 媒人, 做媒人, 媒翁 man, 媒婆 woman | |
| Jinhua | 媒人 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 媒人 |
| Xiangxiang | 介紹人, 媒人 | |
| Loudi | 媒人, 媒人公 | |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 媒人 |