雅加婆婆

Chinese

		phonetic	mother-in-law
trad. (雅加婆婆)		雅加	婆婆
simp. #(雅加婆婆)		雅加	婆婆

Etymology

Partial calque of Russian Ба́ба-Яга́ (Bába-Jagá), using 婆婆 (pópo, “old woman”) in place of ба́ба (bába); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba ęga (literally “hag of terror”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yǎjiā Pópo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎjiā Pópo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yǎjia Pópo̊
    • Wade–Giles: Ya³-chia¹ Pʻo²-pʻo⁵
    • Yale: Yǎ-jyā Pwó-pwo
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeajia Por.po
    • Palladius: Яцзя Попо (Jaczja Popo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³/

Proper noun

雅加婆婆

1. (Slavic mythology) Baba Yaga

   Synonym: 芭芭雅嘎 (Bābā Yǎgā)