番婆

Chinese

		(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (番婆)		番	婆
simp. #(番婆)		番	婆

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoan-pô

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-pô
    • Tâi-lô: huan-pô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoanpooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /huan³³ po²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 番婆

1. (Southern Min) foreign woman, especially those of Southeast Asia
2. (Philippines Hokkien) local domestic maid

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 番仔婆 (hoan-á-pô), 查某𡢃／查某㛠 (cha-bó͘-kán)