丈母

Chinese

		husband; wife	female; mother
simp. and trad. (丈母)		丈	母

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàngmǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ mou⁵
• Northern Min (KCR): diōng-mǔ
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): diên⁶ m² / dion⁶ m²
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zan-m

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàngmǔ → zhàngmu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄇㄨˇ → ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄇㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàngmů
    • Wade–Giles: chang⁴-mu⁵
    • Yale: jàng-mu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janq.muu
    • Palladius: чжанму (čžanmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ mu¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng⁶ mou⁵
    • Yale: jeuhng móuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ mou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ mou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² mou̯¹³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: diōng-mǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiɔŋ⁵⁵ mu²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: diên⁶ m² / dion⁶ m²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiĕⁿ ḿ / tiŏⁿ ḿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ m⁵²/, /tĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ m⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶zan-m
    • MiniDict: zan^去 m
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zan-mm
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zã²² m̩⁴⁴/

Noun

丈母

1. mother-in-law (wife's mother)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 岳母 (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		岳母
Mandarin	Beijing	岳母, 丈母娘, 老丈母娘
	Taiwan	岳母, 丈母娘
	Tianjin	丈母娘
	Chengde	丈母娘
	Tangshan	丈母娘
	Cangzhou	丈母娘, 丈母
	Baoding	丈母娘
	Shijiazhuang	岳母
	Ulanhot	丈母娘
	Tongliao	丈母娘
	Chifeng	岳母, 丈母娘
	Bayanhot	外母
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	岳母, 丈母娘
	Heihe	岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母
	Qiqihar	丈母娘
	Harbin	岳母, 丈母娘, 老丈母娘
	Jiamusi	岳母, 丈母娘
	Baicheng	岳母, 丈母娘
	Changchun	老丈母娘
	Tonghua	丈母娘
	Shenyang	岳母, 丈母娘
	Dandong	岳母, 丈母娘
	Jinzhou	岳母, 丈母娘
	Dalian	丈母娘兒
	Yantai	丈母娘兒
	Yantai (Muping)	丈母娘子, 丈母娘兒
	Qingdao	丈母娘
	Lijin	丈母娘
	Zhucheng	丈母娘
	Jinan	丈母娘, 岳母
	Jining	岳母, 丈母娘
	Luoyang	丈母娘, 丈母
	Wanrong	丈母
	Shangqiu	岳母, 丈母娘
	Yuanyang	丈母娘, 丈母
	Zhengzhou	丈母娘
	Lingbao	丈母, 娘
	Xinyang	丈母娘
	Baihe	岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母
	Hanzhong	岳母, 丈母娘
	Xi'an	丈姑娘, 丈母娘
	Baoji	丈母娘
	Yinchuan	岳母, 丈母娘, 外母
	Tianshui	丈母娘, 阿姨
	Lanzhou	岳母, 丈母
	Dunhuang	外母, 姨娘
	Xining	岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母媽
	Hami	姨娘, 外母
	Ürümqi	外母娘, 外母, 丈母娘
	Wuhan	岳母, 親娘, 老親娘, 丈母娘
	Huanggang	親娘
	Yichang	岳母, 丈母娘
	Xiangyang	岳母, 丈母, 老丈母
	Tianmen	岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母
	Hong'an	岳母, 丈母娘, 丈娘
	Chengdu	老丈母, 老丈母兒, 丈母娘, 岳母
	Nanchong	岳母, 丈母娘, 老丈母
	Dazhou	乾娘, 老丈媽
	Hanyuan	岳母, 老丈母
	Xichang	岳母, 老丈母
	Zigong	岳母, 丈母娘
	Chongqing	老丈母, 老丈媽, 丈母娘
	Guiyang	岳母, 老丈母, 親媽
	Zunyi	丈母娘, 丈母
Bijie	老丈母
Liping	丈母娘
Zhaotong	老丈母
Dali	岳母
Kunming	丈母娘, 老丈母, 老岳母
Mengzi	丈母娘
Guilin	丈母娘
Liuzhou	岳母, 岳母娘, 丈母娘
Jishou	丈母娘
Changde	親媽
Anqing	岳母, 丈母娘
Xuzhou	岳母, 丈母娘
Fuyang	岳母, 丈母娘
Wuhu	丈母
Yangzhou	岳母, 丈母, 丈母娘
Lianyungang	老丈母娘, 丈娘
Lianshui	丈母娘子, 丈母
Nanjing	丈母, 丈母娘
Hefei	丈母娘
Nantong	丈母娘, 丈母
Singapore	岳母
Cantonese	Guangzhou	外母, 丈人婆, 岳母
	Hong Kong	外母, 岳母, 外母乸
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	外母, 岳母, 主人婆
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	外母
	Macau	外母
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	外母
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	外母
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	外母
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	岳母
	Foshan	外母
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	外母乸
	Foshan (Shunde)	外母
	Foshan (Sanshui)	外母
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	外母
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	外母
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	外母
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	外母
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	外母
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	外母
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	外母
	Taishan	外母
	Kaiping (Chikan)	外母
	Enping (Niujiang)	外母
	Heshan (Yayao)	外母
	Dongguan	丈人婆
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	主人婆
	Shaoguan	外母, 外母乸
	Yunfu	外母乸
	Yangjiang	外母
	Xinyi	外母乸
	Lianjiang	外母乸
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	外母
	Singapore (Guangfu)	岳母
Gan	Nanchang	丈母娘
	Lichuan	丈兒婆
	Pingxiang	丈姨娘
Hakka	Meixian	丈里婆, 岳母, 丈母哀
	Xingning	丈婆
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	丈人婆, 岳母
	Huidong (Daling)	丈人婆
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	丈人婆
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	丈人婆
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	丈婆
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	丈人婆
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	丈人哀
	Conghua (Lütian)	外母
	Changting	丈門婆
	Wuping	丈姆婆
	Wuping (Pingyu)	丈母哀
	Liancheng	丈母哀
	Ninghua	丈媽
	Yudu	丈母, 丈母娘
	Ruijin	丈哀
	Shicheng	丈人哀
	Shangyou (Shexi)	丈人婆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	丈人哀
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	丈人哀
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	丈人哀, 岳母
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	丈人哀
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	丈人哀
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	丈㜷哀
	Hong Kong	丈人婆
	Sabah (Longchuan)	丈人婆
	Senai (Huiyang)	丈人婆
	Singkawang	丈人哀
Huizhou	Jixi	丈母, 丈母娘
	Shexian	丈母, 丈母娘
Jin	Taiyuan	丈母娘
	Yangyuan	岳母, 丈母娘
	Datong	外母娘
	Xinzhou	丈母, 老丈母, 外母
	Lishi	丈母
	Linfen	岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母
	Changzhi	丈母娘
	Taibus (Baochang)	外母娘
	Linhe	岳母, 外母娘
	Jining	岳母, 外母娘
	Hohhot	岳母, 外母娘
	Baotou	外母娘
	Dongsheng	外母娘
	Haibowan	丈母娘
	Erenhot	岳母, 丈母
	Pingshan	丈母娘, 丈母
	Zhangjiakou	岳母, 丈母娘
	Handan	岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母
	Linzhou	丈母娘
	Suide	丈母
Northern Min	Jian'ou	丈母
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	丈奶
	Changle	丈奶
	Fuqing	丈奶
	Yongtai	丈奶
	Gutian	丈奶
	Fu'an	丈奶
	Ningde	丈奶
	Shouning	丈母
	Zhouning	丈母奶
	Fuding	丈面奶
Southern Min	Xiamen	丈姆, 丈姆婆
	Quanzhou	丈姆, 丈姆婆
	Jinjiang	丈姆, 丈姆婆
	Zhangzhou	丈姆, 丈姆婆
	Kaohsiung	丈姆
	Yilan	丈姆
	Changhua (Lukang)	丈姆
	Taichung	丈姆
	Taichung (Wuqi)	丈姆
	Tainan	丈姆
	Taitung	丈姆
	Hsinchu	丈姆
	Penghu (Magong)	丈姆
	Penang (Hokkien)	丈姆
	Singapore (Hokkien)	丈姆
	Manila (Hokkien)	丈姆, 丈姆婆
	Chaozhou	丈姆
	Shantou	丈姆, 丈姆婆
	Jieyang	丈姆婆
	Haifeng	丈儂母
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	丈姆
	Singapore (Teochew)	丈姆
	Leizhou	外家婆奶, 外家婆
	Wenchang	外家母
	Haikou	外家母
Puxian Min	Putian	丈母
	Xianyou	丈母
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	外母
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	外母, 外母娘, 外娘, 岳母
Wu	Shanghai	丈母娘, 丈母
	Shanghai (Chongming)	丈母娘, 丈母
	Suzhou	丈姆娘, 丈姆
	Danyang	丈母娘, 丈母
	Hangzhou	丈姆娘
	Ningbo	丈姆娘, 丈姆
	Wenzhou	丈母娘, 丈母
	Jinhua	丈母, 丈母娘
Xiang	Changsha	岳母娘, 丈人婆
	Xiangtan	岳母娘
	Loudi	丈人婆
	Shuangfeng	丈人婆, 乾娘

See also

• 丈人 (zhàngren)