老大媽

See also: 老大妈

Chinese

		old; eldest among the siblings	mother; mama
trad. (老大媽)		老大	媽
simp. (老大妈)		老大	妈

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎodàmā

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ daai⁶ maa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodàmā
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodàma
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-ta⁴-ma¹
    • Yale: lǎu-dà-mā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodahmha
    • Palladius: лаодама (laodama)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ mä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ daai⁶ maa¹
    • Yale: lóuh daaih mā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ daai⁶ maa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ dai⁶ ma¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² maː⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 老大媽

1. madam (affectionate term for an elderly lady)

Synonyms

• 老大娘 (lǎodàniáng)

Related terms

• 老大爺／老大爷 (lǎodàye)
• 老大姐 (lǎodàjiě)
• 老大哥 (lǎodàgē)

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