查某

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (查某)
simp. #(查某)
alternative forms
諸母诸母
多母
諸姆诸姆
查娒
查厶
諸母诸母
多母
諸姆诸姆
查娒
查厶
珠母
諸婦诸妇
諸妹诸妹
㜁𡚸 Teochew
妰娝 Hainanese
妰𡜵 Hainanese
 

Etymology

Tu (2018) suggests the compound is from 諸母.

Pronunciation


Note: za1 mou2 - Chiang Mai, Hat Yai.

Noun

查某

  1. (Southern Min) woman; girl
  2. (Teochew, euphemistic) female prostitute

Usage notes

Often code-mixed into Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, as demonstrated by the quotations.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: zha bo
  • English: chabor
  • Indonesian: cabo (prostitute; whore)

References