月嫂
Chinese
| month; postpartum confinement (as in 月子) | older brother's wife; sister-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (月嫂) | 月 | 嫂 | |
| simp. #(月嫂) | 月 | 嫂 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yuèsǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuèsǎo
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-sao3
- Yale: ywè-sǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehsao
- Palladius: юэсао (juesao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyut6 sou2
- Yale: yuht sóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 sou2
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 sou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² sou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
月嫂
- woman hired to take care of a newborn baby and its mother for one month following childbirth, as is custom in traditional Chinese culture; postpartum recovery matron
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 月嫂 (“postpartum recovery matron”) [map]