姑婆
Chinese edit
| paternal aunt | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (姑婆) | 姑 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(姑婆) | 姑 | 婆 | |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
姑婆
- (regional) husband's paternal aunt (sister of a woman's father-in-law)
- (regional) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
- (chiefly Hokkien) spinster
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, Catholicism) nun
Synonyms edit
- (husband's paternal aunt):
Dialectal synonyms of 姑婆 (“husband's paternal aunt (sister of a woman's father-in-law)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑奶奶, 姑太 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 姑婆 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姑婆 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 姑婆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姑婆 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 姑婆 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑太 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 姑婆 |
- (paternal grandaunt):
- (spinster):