伯母

伯母

Chinese

		father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address	female; mother
simp. and trad. (伯母)		伯	母

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bómǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ mou⁵

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'bet⁶ mu³
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): pek-bú / piak-bió / pek-bó

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bêh⁴ bho²

• Wu (Wiktionary): paq mm (T4); paq mu (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bómǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bómǔ
    • Wade–Giles: po²-mu³
    • Yale: bwó-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bormuu
    • Palladius: бому (bomu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pwɔ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ mou⁵
    • Yale: baak móuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ mou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ mou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ mou̯¹³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'bet⁶ mu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛt̚⁵ mu²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-bú
    • Tâi-lô: pik-bú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pekbuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ bu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piak-bió
    • Tâi-lô: piak-bió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piakbioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-bó
    • Tâi-lô: pik-bó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pekboir
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁵ bo⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bêh⁴ bho²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: peh bó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: paq mm (T4); paq mu (T4)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa̱ʔ³³ m̩⁴⁴/, /pa̱ʔ³³ mv̩ʷ⁴⁴/

Noun

伯母

1. paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
2. (polite) A term of address to a woman who is roughly the same age as one's mother, especially the mother of one's friend or colleague.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		伯母
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		伯母
Mandarin	Beijing	大媽
	Taiwan	伯母
	Harbin	大娘
	Shenyang	大娘
	Yantai (Muping)	大媽
	Jinan	大娘
	Luoyang	大媽, 大娘
	Wanrong	娘, 親嬤, 大大
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	嬤
	Xi'an	媽媽
	Yinchuan	大媽, 親媽 Hui
	Lanzhou	禡禡
	Ürümqi	嬸嬸
	Wuhan	女伯伯, 伯媽, 伯伯
	Chengdu	伯娘, 伯母
	Guiyang	伯媽
	Liuzhou	伯媽, 伯娘
	Xuzhou	大娘
	Yangzhou	大媽媽
	Nanjing	大媽
	Hefei	大大
	Nantong	嬤嬤
	Singapore	伯母
Cantonese	Guangzhou	伯娘
	Hong Kong	伯娘
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	伯娘
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	伯娘, 伯母 face-to-face
	Macau	伯母
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	伯娘
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	阿娘
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿因
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	阿娘, 伯娘 face-to-face
	Foshan	伯母
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	阿娘
	Foshan (Shunde)	伯娘
	Foshan (Sanshui)	伯娘
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	伯母
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	伯母
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	伯母
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	阿姆
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	伯姆
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿姆
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姆
	Taishan	阿姆, 姆
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姆
	Enping (Niujiang)	伯娘
	Heshan (Yayao)	阿姆 face-to-face, 伯姆 non-face-to-face
	Dongguan	伯娘
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	阿娘
	Yangjiang	阿姆
	Xinyi	伯奶
	Nanning	伯母, 伯娘
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	伯母
	Singapore (Guangfu)	伯娘
Gan	Nanchang	母娘, 伯娘
	Lichuan	大娘, 大兒
	Pingxiang	姆姆
Hakka	Meixian	伯姆
	Xingning	阿劃
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	伯娘, 阿娘 face-to-face
	Huidong (Daling)	阿娘
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	阿娘
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	伯母
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	阿娘
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	伯姆
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	伯姆
	Conghua (Lütian)	阿姆
	Changting	伯姆
	Wuping	伯姆
	Wuping (Pingyu)	伯姆
	Liancheng	伯姆
	Ninghua	姐姐
	Yudu	伯奶, 奶奶
	Ruijin	娭娭
	Shicheng	姐姐
	Shangyou (Shexi)	姐姐
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	伯姆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	伯姆
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	伯姆
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	伯姆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	伯姆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	伯㜷
	Hong Kong	阿娘, 伯娘
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿娘, 伯娘
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿娘
	Singkawang	伯姆
Huizhou	Jixi	媽媽, 媽
Jin	Taiyuan	媽媽, 媽, 大娘
	Xinzhou	伯娘, 伯娘啊
Min Bei	Jian'ou	伯奶, 奶奶
Min Dong	Fuzhou	依姆, 姆姆
	Fuqing	姆
	Matsu	依姆
Min Nan	Xiamen	阿姆, 姆仔, 姆
	Quanzhou	阿姆, 姆仔, 姆
	Zhangzhou	阿姆, 姆
	Kaohsiung	阿姆
	Yilan	阿姆
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姆
	Taichung	阿姆
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿姆
	Tainan	阿姆
	Taitung	阿姆
	Hsinchu	阿姆
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姆
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姆, 姆
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿姆
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姆
	Chaozhou	阿姆
	Shantou	阿姆, 姆姆
	Shantou (Chenghai)	阿姆
	Jieyang	阿姆, 姆
	Haifeng	姆
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姆
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姆
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姆
	Leizhou	姆, 尼姆
	Wenchang	伯姩
	Haikou	伯姩
	Singapore (Hainanese)	伯姩
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	伯母
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	伯娘
Wu	Shanghai	大媽媽, 大姆媽
	Shanghai (Chongming)	媽媽
	Suzhou	姆娒
	Danyang	娘娘
	Hangzhou	大媽媽, 大姆媽
	Ningbo	阿姆
	Wenzhou	阿嬤
	Jinhua	姆媽
Xiang	Changsha	伯媽, 伯伯
	Loudi	伯唧
	Shuangfeng	伯基

Related terms

• 伯父 (bófù)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
伯	母
お Grade: S	は > ば Grade: 2
irregular

From 小 (o, “little”) +‎ 母 (ha, “mother”). The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓). Compare 小母 (oba).

Alternative forms

• 叔母

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) おば [òbá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ba̠]

Noun

伯(お)母(ば) • (oba) 

1. an aunt (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law)

See also

• 伯(お)母(ば)さん (oba-san)
• 伯(お)父(じ) (oji, “uncle”)

Usage notes

• This term is spelled in hiragana when referring to non-age-specific relatives.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
伯	母
はく Grade: S	ぼ Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Chinese 伯母 (“paternal aunt”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) は​くぼ [háꜜkùbò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝbo̞]

Noun

伯(はく)母(ぼ) • (hakubo) 

1. an aunt (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law)