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婆婆
婆婆
Chinese
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
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simp. and trad. (婆婆) |
婆 | 婆 |
Noun
婆婆
- (chiefly Mandarin, Jin) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (chiefly Cantonese) maternal grandmother
- (Gan, dialectal Mandarin) paternal grandmother
- (dialectal) old woman
- (mainland China) leader; superior; higher authority
Synonyms
- (mother-in-law):
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Words |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 婆婆 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 婆婆 |
Taiwan | 婆婆 | |
Jinan | 婆婆 | |
Xi'an | 婆 | |
Wuhan | 婆婆 | |
Chengdu | 老人婆 | |
Yangzhou | 婆 | |
Hefei | 婆婆、老婆婆 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 家婆、奶奶 |
Hong Kong | 家婆、奶奶 | |
Taishan | 家婆 | |
Yangjiang | 家婆 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 婆、婆子 |
Hakka | Meixian | 家娘 |
Xingning | 家娘 | |
Huidong (Huizhou) | 家娘 | |
Qujiang | 家娘婆 | |
Xiaosanjiang | 家婆 | |
Changting | 家娘 | |
Pingyu | 家娘 | |
Wuping | 家娘 | |
Liancheng | 家娘 | |
Ninghua | 家婆 | |
Ruijin | 家婆、奶奶 | |
Shicheng | 家婆 | |
Shangyou | 家婆 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 家娘 | |
Liudui (S. Sixian) | 家娘 | |
Hsinchu (Hailu) | 家娘 | |
Dongshi (Dabu) | 家娘 | |
Zhuolan (Raoping) | 家娘 | |
Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 家婆 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 婆婆 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 嫲嫲 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 大家 |
Min Nan | Quanzhou | 大家 |
Xiamen | 大家 | |
Zhangzhou | 大家 | |
Taipei | 大家 | |
Kaohsiung | 大家 | |
Tainan | 大家 | |
Taichung | 大家 | |
Yilan | 大家仔 | |
Lukang | 大家 | |
Sanxia | 大家 | |
Kinmen | 親姆 | |
Magong | 大家 | |
Hsinchu | 大家 | |
Malaysia | 娘 | |
Chaozhou | 大家 | |
Wu | Suzhou | 阿婆 |
Wenzhou | 大家娘 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 家娘 |
Shuangfeng | 家娘 |
- (maternal grandmother):
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Words |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外祖母 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 姥姥 |
Taiwan | 外婆 | |
Jinan | 老娘 | |
Xi'an | 舅家奶、舅奶、外奶 | |
Wuhan | 家家 | |
Chengdu | 外婆、家婆 | |
Yangzhou | 婆婆 | |
Hefei | 外奶奶 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 婆婆、阿婆、外婆 |
Hong Kong | 婆婆、阿婆、外婆 | |
Taishan | 外婆、婆 | |
Yangjiang | 外婆 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 阿婆 |
Hakka | Meixian | 外阿婆 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姐婆 | |
Liudui (S. Sixian) | 外阿婆、阿婆 | |
Hsinchu (Hailu) | 姐婆 | |
Dongshi (Dabu) | 外阿婆 | |
Zhuolan (Raoping) | 姐嬤 | |
Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 外媽 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 娘娘 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 蔗嫲、嫲嫲 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 外媽 |
Min Nan | Quanzhou | 媽仔、俺媽、外媽 |
Xiamen | 阿媽、俺媽、外媽 | |
Zhangzhou | 阿媽、姆媽、外媽 | |
Taipei | 阿媽、外媽 | |
Kaohsiung | 阿媽、外媽 | |
Tainan | 阿媽、外媽 | |
Taichung | 阿媽、外媽 | |
Yilan | 阿媽、外媽 | |
Lukang | 阿媽、俺媽、外媽 | |
Sanxia | 阿媽、外媽 | |
Kinmen | 俺媽、外媽 | |
Magong | 阿媽、外媽 | |
Hsinchu | 阿媽、外媽 | |
Malaysia | 阿媽、媽、外媽 | |
Chaozhou | 外媽 | |
Wu | Suzhou | 外婆 |
Wenzhou | 外婆娘 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 外婆 |
Shuangfeng | 外婆 |
- (paternal grandmother):
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Words |
Classical Chinese | 祖母 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 祖母 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 奶奶、奶 |
Taiwan | 奶奶 | |
Jinan | 奶奶 | |
Xi'an | 奶 | |
Wuhan | 婆婆、奶奶、太 | |
Chengdu | 婆婆、奶奶 | |
Yangzhou | 奶奶 | |
Hefei | 奶奶 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嫲嫲、阿嫲 |
Hong Kong | 嫲嫲、阿嫲 | |
Taishan | 阿人、人 | |
Yangjiang | 阿婆、阿嫲 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 奶奶、婆婆 |
Hakka | Meixian | 阿婆 |
Xingning | 阿婆 | |
Huidong (Huizhou) | 阿婆 | |
Qujiang | 娭姐 | |
Xiaosanjiang | 阿婆 | |
Changting | 娭姐 | |
Pingyu | 阿婆 | |
Ruijin | 奶奶 | |
Shicheng | 婆 | |
Shangyou | 奶奶 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿婆 | |
Liudui (S. Sixian) | 阿婆、阿嬤 | |
Hsinchu (Hailu) | 阿婆 | |
Dongshi (Dabu) | 阿婆、阿奶 | |
Zhuolan (Raoping) | 阿嬤、阿婆 | |
Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 阿媽 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 奶奶 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 嫲嫲、奶奶 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依嫲 |
Min Nan | Quanzhou | 媽仔、俺媽、內媽 |
Xiamen | 阿媽、俺媽、內媽 | |
Zhangzhou | 阿媽、姆媽、內媽 | |
Taipei | 阿媽、內媽 | |
Kaohsiung | 阿媽、內媽 | |
Tainan | 阿媽、內媽 | |
Taichung | 阿媽、內媽 | |
Yilan | 阿媽、內媽 | |
Lukang | 阿媽、俺媽、內媽 | |
Sanxia | 阿媽、內媽 | |
Kinmen | 俺媽、內媽 | |
Magong | 阿媽、內媽 | |
Hsinchu | 阿媽、內媽 | |
Malaysia | 阿媽、媽、內媽 | |
Chaozhou | 阿媽 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 阿婆 |
Suzhou | 好婆、好親婆、親婆 | |
Wenzhou | 祖婆娘、祖婆、娘娘 | |
Chongming | 阿婆 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 娭毑 |
Shuangfeng | 奶奶 |
- (old woman): 阿婆 (āpó)