家婆
Chinese
home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (家婆) | 家 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(家婆) | 家 | 婆 | |
| alternative forms | 雞婆/鸡婆 Min Nan | ||
| anagram | 婆家 | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
家婆
- (Southwestern Mandarin, including Sichuanese; Jianghuai Mandarin; dialectal Gan; Wu; Xiang) maternal grandmother
- (Southwestern Mandarin, including Chongqing, Guangxi Mandarin; Singaporean Mandarin; Cantonese; dialectal Hakka; Gan; Leizhou Min; Hainanese) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (Min Nan) housekeeper; busybody
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”) [map]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 多管閒事 (“to meddle in other people's business; to be a busybody”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 多管閒事, 多事 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 多管閒事, 多事, 雞婆 |
| Singapore | 多管閒事 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 多管閒事, 多事 |
| Min Nan | Taipei | 家婆 GT, 多事 GT |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
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