孟婆

Chinese

		first month; eldest brother; surname	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (孟婆)		孟	婆
simp. #(孟婆)		孟	婆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mèngpó

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mèngpó
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mèngpó
    • Wade–Giles: Mêng⁴-pʻo²
    • Yale: Mèng-pwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqpor
    • Palladius: Мэнпо (Mɛnpo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

孟婆

1. (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, a wind god in ancient southern China
2. (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, the Lady of Forgetfulness who guards the entrance to hell; perhaps anthropomorphised from the above

Derived terms

• 孟婆湯／孟婆汤 (mèngpótāng)

 

See also

• 孟姜女 (Mèngjiāngnǚ)