婆仔
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]| grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (婆仔) | 婆 | 仔 | |
| simp. #(婆仔) | 婆 | 仔 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pô--á / pô-á
Noun
[edit]婆仔
- (Mainland China Hokkien, dated) female servant; maid; maidservant
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) old woman; old bag
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) married woman that guides a bride in wedding etiquette and custom
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) married woman mortician (in the southern coastal areas of Taiwan)
Synonyms
[edit]- (female servant): 女僕／女仆 (nǚpú), 女傭／女佣 (nǚyōng), 侍女 (shìnǚ); (Hokkien) 母仔
- (old woman): 老太婆 (lǎotàipó); (Jin) 老屄婆子; (Northern Min) 老阿娘
Etymology 2
[edit]| grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (婆仔) | 婆 | 仔 | |
| simp. #(婆仔) | 婆 | 仔 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: po4 zai2
- Yale: pòh jái
- Cantonese Pinyin: po4 dzai2
- Guangdong Romanization: po4 zei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]婆仔
- (Cantonese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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