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接生婆

接生婆

Chinese

		to deliver a newborn child	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
simp. and trad. (接生婆)		接生	婆

Noun

接生婆

(colloquial) midwife

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiēshēngpó

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝㄕㄥㄆㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zip³ saang¹ po^4-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiap-sên-phò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiēshēngpó
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝㄕㄥㄆㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieshengpor
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiēshēngpór
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝㄕㄥㄆㄛˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieshengpolr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰwɔɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zip³ saang¹ po^4-2
  - Yale: jip sāang pó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzip⁸ saang¹ po^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːp̚³ sɑːŋ⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiap-sên-phò
  - Hakka Romanization System: jiab` sen´ poˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiab⁵ sen¹ po²
  - IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ap̚² sen²⁴ pʰo¹¹/