契母

Chinese

		contract	female; mother
trad. (契母)		契	母
simp. #(契母)		契	母

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khòe-bú / khè-bú

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòe-bú
    • Tâi-lô: khuè-bú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoea'buo
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khè-bú
    • Tâi-lô: khè-bú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qea'buo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ bu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰe²¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

Noun

契母

1. (Southern Min) adoptive mother

Synonyms

• 乾媽／干妈 (gānmā)
• 乾娘／干娘 (gānniáng)
• (Northern Min) 老奶
• (Eastern Min) 義奶／义奶, 義娘奶／义娘奶