送嫁姆仔

Chinese

		woman employed to wait on the bride on her wedding day	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (送嫁姆仔)		送嫁姆	仔
simp. #(送嫁姆仔)		送嫁姆	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sàng-kè-ḿ--á / sàng-kèe-ḿ--á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàng-kè-ḿ--á
    • Tâi-lô: sàng-kè-ḿ--á
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàng-kèe-ḿ--á
    • Tâi-lô: sàng-kèe-ḿ--á

Noun

送嫁姆仔

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) woman employed to wait on the bride on her wedding day
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) comic old female role in a traditional play

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 送嫁姆
• (woman): 喜娘 (xǐniáng); (Hokkien) 送嫁媽／送嫁妈, 姆仔