虔婆

Chinese

		devout	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (虔婆)		虔	婆
simp. #(虔婆)		虔	婆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánpó

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kin⁴ po⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánpó
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánpó
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-pʻo²
    • Yale: chyán-pwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanpor
    • Palladius: цяньпо (cjanʹpo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kin⁴ po⁴
    • Yale: kìhn pòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kin⁴ po⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kin⁴ po⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

Noun

虔婆

1. (derogatory) indecent old lady
2. (derogatory) female brothel-keeper

Derived terms

• 老虔婆
• 虔婆勢／虔婆势