Chinese
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ママさん (mamasan). See also 媽媽桑／妈妈桑 (māmāsāng).
Pronunciation
Noun
媽媽生
- (Cantonese) procuress; female pimp
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
鴇母 (“procuress; female brothel-keeper; bawd”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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鴇母, 老鴇, 老鴇子, 鴇兒
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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老鴇, 鴇母
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xuzhou
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老媽子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Liuzhou
|
龜婆
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
|
龜頭兒
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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龜婆
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| Hong Kong
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龜婆, 媽媽生
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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龜婆
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| Macau
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雞婆
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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龜婆
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
龜婆
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
龜婆
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
龜婆
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| Foshan
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龜婆
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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龜婆
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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雞婆
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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龜婆
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
龜婆
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
雞婆
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
雞婆
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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龜婆
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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龜婆
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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龜婆
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
龜婆
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| Taishan
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雞頭
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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龜婆
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
龜婆
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| Heshan (Yayao)
|
龜婆
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| Dongguan
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老舉頭
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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老舉頭
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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龜婆
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
|
龜婆
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
老舉頭
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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契婆
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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雞婆
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
|
索頭婆
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| Yudu
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老媽子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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老娼頭
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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老娼頭
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
|
老娼頭
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
|
老娼頭
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
|
老娼頭
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| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
老鴇
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| Xinzhou
|
老媽子
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| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
依大, 依大頭, 依厝
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| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
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媌母, 媌頭, 婊頭, 老媌
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| Quanzhou
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媌母, 婊頭
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| Zhangzhou
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媌母, 媌頭, 老媌, 雞母
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
|
老娼個
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
|
老娼頭
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| Kaohsiung
|
老娼頭
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
|
老娼頭
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
|
老娼頭
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
|
老娼頭
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| Tainan
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婊頭, 媌頭, 媌母, 老娼
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| Tainan (Anping)
|
老娼頭
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
|
老娼頭
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
烏龜婆, 媌頭 dated
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| Leizhou
|
龜婆
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| Haikou
|
龜婆
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
雞婆
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
老鴇
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| Suzhou
|
老鴇
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| Hangzhou
|
鴇兒
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| Ningbo
|
老鴇, 王婆
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