契哀

Chinese

		contract	sorrow; grief; pity sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament
trad. (契哀)		契	哀
simp. #(契哀)		契	哀

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): koi³ ai⁵

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: koi³ ai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khòi âi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ai⁵⁵/

Noun

契哀

1. (Teochew) godmother

Synonyms

• 乾媽／干妈 (gānmā)
• 乾娘／干娘 (gānniáng)
• (Christianity) 教母 (jiàomǔ)
• (Cantonese) 契媽／契妈
• (Hakka) 相認哀／相认哀
• (Northern Min) 老奶
• (Eastern Min) 義奶／义奶, 義娘奶／义娘奶
• (Hokkien) 契母