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月嫂
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
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moon; month
older brother's wife; sister-in-law
trad.
(
月嫂
)
月
嫂
simp.
#
(
月嫂
)
月
嫂
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
yuèsǎo
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄠˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jyut
6
sou
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
yuèsǎo
Zhuyin
:
ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄠˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
yuèsǎo
Wade–Giles
:
yüeh
4
-sao
3
Yale
:
ywè-sǎu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
yuehsao
Palladius
:
юэсао
(juesao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɥɛ⁵¹ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
jyut
6
sou
2
Yale
:
yuht sóu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jyt
9
sou
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
yud
6
sou
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jyːt̚² sou̯³⁵/
Noun
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月嫂
woman
hired
to
take care
of a
newborn
baby
and its
mother
for one
month
following
childbirth
, as is
custom
in
traditional
Chinese
culture
;
confinement
nurse
See also
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月子
(
yuèzi
)
坐月子
(
zuòyuèzi
)