紡紗婆

Chinese

to spin fabric; spinning grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (紡紗婆) 紡紗 婆
simp. (纺沙婆) 纺沙 婆

Pronunciation

  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: fan3 sa1 bo2
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɸan⁴¹ sa̠³³ po¹³/

Noun

紡紗婆

  1. (Xiang) katydid (Mecopoda elongata)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 紡織娘 (“katydid (Mecopoda elongata)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 莎雞, 絡緯
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 紡織娘
Taxonomic name 紡織娘
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 紡線婆
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 紡造婆, 紡紗婆
Yangzhou 紡織娘子
Gan Nanchang 紡線子
Pingxiang 紡機婆仔, 紡機婆
Huizhou Jixi 紡織娘
Southern Min Xiamen 草雞
Wu Shanghai 紡織娘, 織布娘
Shanghai (Chongming) 紡織娘娘
Suzhou 紡織娘
Danyang 織機娘娘
Ningbo 織績蟲, 借借蟲
Wenzhou 紡車踏
Xiang Changsha 紡紗婆
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