番婆

Chinese

 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (番婆)
simp. #(番婆)

Pronunciation


Noun

番婆

  1. (Min Nan, dated in Min Bei) foreign woman (especially natives of Southeast Asia in Min Nan)
  2. (Philippines Hokkien) local domestic maid
  3. (Cantonese) white woman
    番婆大肚——心懷鬼胎 [Cantonese, trad.]
    番婆大肚——心怀鬼胎 [Cantonese, simp.]
    faan1 po4 daai6 tou5 — sam1 waai4 gwai2 toi1 [Jyutping]
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Synonyms

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