姆姆

Chinese

		governess	governess
trad. (姆姆)		姆	姆
simp. #(姆姆)		姆	姆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mǔmǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mu³ mu^3-2

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mê-mê
• Eastern Min (BUC): mū^→mŭ-mū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǔmǔ [Phonetic: múmǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǔmǔ
    • Wade–Giles: mu³-mu³
    • Yale: mǔ-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muumuu
    • Palladius: муму (mumu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: mu³ mu^3-2
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mu mu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵³ mu⁵³⁻²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mê-mê
    • Hakka Romanization System: me´ me´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: me¹ me¹
    • Sinological IPA: /me²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: mū^→mŭ-mū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu³³⁻⁵³ mu³³/

Noun

姆姆

1. (archaic) wife of husband's elder brother
2. (Sichuanese) middle-aged woman
3. (Eastern Min) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
4. (Hakka) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
5. (Northern Wu, Catholicism) nun

Synonyms

• (middle-aged woman): (Cantonese) 中女

Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		伯母
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		伯母
Mandarin	Beijing	大媽
	Taiwan	伯母
	Harbin	大娘
	Shenyang	大娘
	Yantai (Muping)	大媽
	Jinan	大娘
	Luoyang	大媽, 大娘
	Wanrong	娘, 親嬤, 大大
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	嬤
	Xi'an	媽媽
	Yinchuan	大媽, 親媽 Hui
	Lanzhou	禡禡
	Ürümqi	嬸嬸
	Wuhan	女伯伯, 伯媽, 伯伯
	Chengdu	伯娘, 伯母
	Guiyang	伯媽
	Liuzhou	伯媽, 伯娘
	Xuzhou	大娘
	Yangzhou	大媽媽
	Nanjing	大媽
	Hefei	大大
	Nantong	嬤嬤
	Singapore	伯母
Cantonese	Guangzhou	伯娘
	Hong Kong	伯娘
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	伯娘
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	伯娘, 伯母 face-to-face
	Macau	伯母
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	伯娘
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	阿娘
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿因
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	阿娘, 伯娘 face-to-face
	Foshan	伯母
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	阿娘
	Foshan (Shunde)	伯娘
	Foshan (Sanshui)	伯娘
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	伯母
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	伯母
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	伯母
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	阿姆
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	伯姆
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿姆
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姆
	Taishan	阿姆, 姆
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姆
	Enping (Niujiang)	伯娘
	Heshan (Yayao)	阿姆 face-to-face, 伯姆 non-face-to-face
	Dongguan	伯娘
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	阿娘
	Yangjiang	阿姆
	Xinyi	伯奶
	Nanning	伯母, 伯娘
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	伯母
	Singapore (Guangfu)	伯娘
Gan	Nanchang	母娘, 伯娘
	Lichuan	大娘, 大兒
	Pingxiang	姆姆
Hakka	Meixian	伯姆
	Xingning	阿劃
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	伯娘, 阿娘 face-to-face
	Huidong (Daling)	阿娘
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	阿娘
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	伯母
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	阿娘
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	伯姆
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	伯姆
	Conghua (Lütian)	阿姆
	Changting	伯姆
	Wuping	伯姆
	Wuping (Pingyu)	伯姆
	Liancheng	伯姆
	Ninghua	姐姐
	Yudu	伯奶, 奶奶
	Ruijin	娭娭
	Shicheng	姐姐
	Shangyou (Shexi)	姐姐
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	伯姆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	伯姆
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	伯姆
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	伯姆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	伯姆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	伯㜷
	Hong Kong	阿娘, 伯娘
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿娘, 伯娘
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿娘
	Singkawang	伯姆
Huizhou	Jixi	媽媽, 媽
Jin	Taiyuan	媽媽, 媽, 大娘
	Xinzhou	伯娘, 伯娘啊
Northern Min	Jian'ou	伯奶, 奶奶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	依姆, 姆姆
	Fuqing	姆
	Matsu	依姆
Southern Min	Xiamen	阿姆, 姆仔, 姆
	Quanzhou	阿姆, 姆仔, 姆
	Zhangzhou	阿姆, 姆
	Kaohsiung	阿姆
	Yilan	阿姆
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姆
	Taichung	阿姆
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿姆
	Tainan	阿姆
	Taitung	阿姆
	Hsinchu	阿姆
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姆
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姆, 姆
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿姆
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姆
	Chaozhou	阿姆
	Shantou	阿姆, 姆姆
	Shantou (Chenghai)	阿姆
	Jieyang	阿姆, 姆
	Haifeng	姆
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姆
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姆
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姆
	Leizhou	姆, 尼姆
	Wenchang	伯姩
	Haikou	伯姩
	Singapore (Hainanese)	伯姩
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	伯母
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	伯娘
Wu	Shanghai	大媽媽, 大姆媽
	Shanghai (Chongming)	媽媽
	Suzhou	姆娒
	Danyang	娘娘
	Hangzhou	大媽媽, 大姆媽
	Ningbo	阿姆
	Wenzhou	阿嬤
	Jinhua	姆媽
Xiang	Changsha	伯媽, 伯伯
	Loudi	伯唧
	Shuangfeng	伯基

Dialectal synonyms of 嬸母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		嬸母, 叔母
Mandarin	Beijing	嬸兒, 嬸子, 嬸兒媽
	Taiwan	嬸嬸
	Ulanhot	嬸兒
	Tongliao	嬸兒
	Chifeng	嬸子
	Bayanhot	嬸嬸, 媽, 小嬸
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	嬸兒
	Harbin	嬸子, 嬸兒
	Yantai (Muping)	嬸
	Jinan	嬸子
	Luoyang	嬸子, 嬸兒, 嬸兒嬸兒
	Wanrong	嬸嬸
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	親媽, 花媽
	Zhengzhou	嬸兒, 嬸
	Xi'an	娘, 芽芽 Hui
	Yinchuan	嬸嬸
	Lanzhou	嬸嬸
	Xining	嬸子
	Ürümqi	嬸嬸
	Wuhan	嬸娘, 娘, 娘娘
	Chengdu	嬸嬸, 嬸娘
	Guiyang	嬸嬸
	Kunming	嬸嬸
	Guilin	嬸嬸
	Liuzhou	嬸娘, 阿嬸, 嬸
	Xuzhou	嬸子, 嬸兒
	Yangzhou	娘娘, 嬸娘, 嬸嬸
	Nanjing	嬸嬸, 娘
	Hefei	嬸嫫
	Nantong	嬸嬸
	Singapore	嬸嬸
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	嬸嬸
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	芽芽
Cantonese	Guangzhou	阿嬸
	Hong Kong	阿嬸, 嬸嬸
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	阿嬸, 嬸仔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	阿嬸, 嬸, 叔母
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	叔姆仔
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	阿嬸
	Macau	阿嬸, 叔母
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	阿嬸
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	阿嬸
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿嬸
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	阿嬸
	Foshan	阿嬸
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	阿嬸
	Foshan (Shunde)	阿嬸
	Foshan (Sanshui)	阿嬸
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿嬸
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	叔母
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	阿嬸, 叔母
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	阿嬸
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿嬸
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿嬸
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿嬸
	Taishan	阿嬸, 嬸
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿嬸
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿嬸
	Heshan (Yayao)	阿嬸
	Dongguan	阿嬸, 嬸娘, 嬸
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	阿嬸
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	阿嬸
	Shaoguan	阿嬸
	Yunfu	阿嬸
	Yangjiang	阿嬸
	Xinyi	阿嬸
	Lianjiang	阿嬸
	Nanning	阿嬸, 嬸
	Wuzhou	阿嬸
	Yulin	叔婆
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	嬸婆
	Danzhou	細娘
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	阿嬸
	Singapore (Guangfu)	阿嬸
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	阿嬸
Gan	Nanchang	嬸娘, 嬸子, 嬸, 嬸嬸
	Lichuan	嬸嬸
	Pingxiang	嬸嬸, 嬸老子
Hakka	Meixian	叔姆
	Xingning	娘娘
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Huidong (Daling)	阿嬸
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	叔姆
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Boluo (Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	叔姆
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	阿嬸
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	阿嬸
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	阿嬸
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	阿嬸
	Wuhua (Changbu)	阿娘
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	阿娘
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	嬸娘
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	嬸娘
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	娘
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	阿娘
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	嬸
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	叔姆
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	阿嬸
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	阿娘
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	阿嬸
	Liannan	阿嬸
	Conghua (Lütian)	阿嬸
	Jiexi	叔姆
	Changting	叔姆
	Wuping	叔姆
	Wuping (Pingyu)	叔姆子
	Liancheng	叔姆
	Ninghua	嬸子, 嬸嬸
	Yudu	叔母, 母母
	Ruijin	嫫嫫
	Shicheng	嬸
	Shangyou (Shexi)	嫫嫫
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	叔姆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	叔姆, 姆姆, 嬭若
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	叔姆, 阿嬸
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	叔姆, 阿叔姆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	叔姆, 阿嬸
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿嬸
	Hong Kong	叔姆
	Luchuan	嬸
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	嬸娘
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿嬸
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿嬸
	Singkawang	叔姆
Huizhou	Jixi	嬸嬸, 嬸
	Shexian	嬸
	Tunxi	嬸兒
	Xiuning	阿嬸
	Yixian	媽兒, 新人媽兒
	Qimen	姆
	Wuyuan	嬸娘
	Fuliang	嬸嬸
	Dexing	嬸
	Shitai (Xianyu)	嬸嬸
Jin	Taiyuan	嬸嬸
	Pingyao	嬸嬸
	Taibus (Baochang)	嬸嬸
	Linhe	二媽
	Jining	嬸嬸
	Hohhot	嬸嬸
	Baotou	嬸嬸
	Dongsheng	二媽
	Haibowan	嬸子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	嬸仔, 嬸嬸
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	阿嬸
	Songxi	嬸仔
	Zhenghe	嬸嫲
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	阿嬸
	Jianyang	嬸仔
	Wuyishan	嬸仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	嬸仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	家嬸, 依嬸
	Changle	依嬸
	Fuqing	嬸, 依嬸, 阿嬸
	Yongtai	家嬸
	Gutian	家嬸
	Fu'an	嬸
	Ningde	母嬸
	Shouning	嬸奶
	Zhouning	阿嬸
	Fuding	阿嬸
	Matsu	依嬸
Southern Min	Xiamen	阿嬸, 嬸
	Quanzhou	阿嬸, 嬸
	Jinjiang	嬸婆, 阿嬸
	Anxi	嬸
	Yongchun	嬸
	Dehua	阿嬸
	Zhangzhou	阿嬸, 阿姆
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	嬸, 姆
	Dongshan	嬸仔, 嬸
	Taipei	阿嬸
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	阿嬸
	Kaohsiung	阿嬸
	Yilan	阿嬸
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿嬸
	Taichung	阿嬸
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿嬸
	Tainan	阿嬸
	Taitung	阿嬸
	Hsinchu	阿嬸
	Kinmen	阿嬸
	Penghu (Magong)	阿嬸
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿嬸, 嬸
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿嬸
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿嬸
	Longyan	姆仔
	Zhangping	姆
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	姆仔
	Datian	阿嬸仔
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	阿姆, 姆
	Chaozhou	阿嬸
	Shantou	阿嬸
	Haifeng	嬸
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿嬸
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿嬸
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿嬸
	Leizhou	尼嬸, 嬸
	Wenchang	嬸姩, 阿姩
	Haikou	嬸姩
Puxian Min	Putian	阿嬸
	Xianyou	阿嬸
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	叔母
	Sanxiang	叔母, 阿母
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	嬸, 嬸娘
Shehua	Fu'an	叔婆
	Fuding	阿嬤
	Luoyuan	阿嬤
	Sanming	叔婆
	Shunchang	叔嬤仔
	Guixi (Zhangping)	嬤嬤
	Cangnan	嬤
	Jingning	細嬤
	Lishui	阿嬤
	Longyou	阿嬤
	Chaozhou	嬸
	Fengshun	阿嬸
Wu	Shanghai	嬸嬸, 嬸娘, 嬸媽
	Shanghai (Chongming)	嬸娘, 嬸媽
	Suzhou	嬸嬸, 阿嬸, 嬸娒, 嬸娘
	Wuxi	嬸嬸, 嬸娘
	Danyang	嬸嬸
	Hangzhou	嬸娘, 阿姨
	Ningbo	阿嬸
	Wenzhou	阿嬸
	Jinhua	嬸, 嬸兒, 嬸兒嬸兒
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	嬸嬸, 嬸
Xiang	Changsha	嬸嬸, 嬸子
	Xiangtan	嬸唧
	Loudi	嬸唧
	Shuangfeng	嬸唧
	Quanzhou	嬸娘, 嬸

Dialectal synonyms of 修女 (“Catholic nun”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		修女
Mandarin	Beijing	姑奶奶
	Taiwan	修女
	Wuhan	嬤嬤
Cantonese	Hong Kong	修女
Jin	Taiyuan	修女
Southern Min	Xiamen	姑娘
	Quanzhou	姑娘
	Zhangzhou	姑娘
Wu	Shanghai	童身姑娘, 洋尼姑
	Shanghai (Chongming)	姆姆
	Ningbo	嬤嬤