水牛嫲
Chinese
| buffalo; water buffalo; someone who drinks a lot of water | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (水牛嫲) | 水牛 | 嫲 | |
| simp. #(水牛嫲) | 水牛 | 嫲 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
水牛嫲
- (Changting Hakka) female water buffalo
- (Changting Hakka, figurative) woman with a strong, robust physique; a sturdy, vigorous woman
Synonyms
- (female water buffalo): (Xiang) 水牛婆
References
- 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “水牛嫲”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 598.