姆婆

Chinese

		governess	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (姆婆)		姆	婆
simp. #(姆婆)		姆	婆

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): mū-bò̤
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ḿ-pô

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: mū-bò̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu³³⁻²¹ ^(p-)βo⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ḿ-pô
    • Tâi-lô: ḿ-pô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mfpooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /m̩⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/

Noun

姆婆

1. (Eastern Min, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) grandaunt; great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's elder brother)
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) grandaunt; great-aunt (wife of paternal or maternal grandfather's younger brother)

Synonyms

• (wife of paternal grandfather's elder brother): 伯祖母 (bózǔmǔ)