番婆
Chinese
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
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trad. (番婆) | 番 | 婆 | |
simp. #(番婆) | 番 | 婆 |
Pronunciation
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 番婆
- (Southern Min) foreign woman, especially those of Southeast Asia
- (Philippines Hokkien) local domestic maid