大媽
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | mother; mama | ||
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trad. (大媽) | 大 | 媽 | |
simp. (大妈) | 大 | 妈 | |
alternative forms | 大馬/大马 Min Dong 大嬤/大嬷 Min Dong |
Pronunciation
Noun
大媽
- (colloquial) paternal aunt (father's elder brother's wife)
- An affectionate term of address for an elderly woman.
- (Min Bei, Min Dong, Puxian Min) great-grandmother
- (Cantonese) term of address for one's father's first wife, used by children of the father's concubines
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) (elderly) woman, especially one from Mainland China
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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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 |
Dialectal synonyms of 曾祖母 (“great-grandmother (paternal grandfather's mother)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 曾祖母 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 老祖兒, 女老祖兒, 老祖奶奶, 老太太 Hui, 太太 suburbs, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face |
Taiwan | 曾祖母 | |
Tianjin | 老太太, 太奶, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face | |
Harbin | 太奶 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 老太, 老太婆 | |
Jinan | 老奶奶 | |
Wanrong | 老娘 | |
Xi'an | 太 | |
Yinchuan | 太奶奶 | |
Lanzhou | 太太 | |
Xining | 太太 | |
Ürümqi | 太太 | |
Wuhan | 老太, 老奶奶 | |
Chengdu | 祖祖 | |
Guiyang | 老祖祖, 老祖, 祖祖 | |
Kunming | 太太 | |
Liuzhou | 太婆 | |
Xuzhou | 老太太 | |
Nanjing | 太奶奶 | |
Nantong | 太太, 太婆, 女太太 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 太嫲, 太婆 |
Hong Kong | 太嫲, 太婆 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 太婆 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿太 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 太婆 | |
Taishan | 阿白 | |
Yangjiang | 太婆 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 太婆 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 太婆 |
Lichuan | 太婆 | |
Pingxiang | 老婆婆 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 阿太, 婆太 |
Xingning | 婆白 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 阿婆太 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 太婆 | |
Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 太婆 | |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 太婆 | |
Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老太婆 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿白 | |
Wengyuan | 太婆 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 婆太 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 婆太 | |
Liannan | 阿太 | |
Jiexi | 阿太 | |
Luhe | 婆太 | |
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 太婆 | |
Changting | 太婆, 婆太 | |
Wuping | 太太 | |
Wuping (Yanqian) | 太太 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 婆太 | |
Liancheng | 婆太 | |
Ninghua | 婆太 | |
Yudu | 太婆 | |
Ningdu | 太婆 | |
Ruijin | 婦娘太 | |
Shicheng | 婆太 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 太婆 | |
Tonggu (Sandu) | 婆太 | |
Ganzhou (Panlong) | 太婆 | |
Dayu | 太婆 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 婆太, 阿太 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 婆太, 阿太 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 婆太 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿太, 細妹太, 婆太, 阿婆太 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 婆太, 阿太 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿太, 婆太 | |
Hong Kong | 婆太, 阿太 | |
Yangxi (Tangkou) | 太婆 | |
Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿太 | |
Xinyi (Sihe) | 太婆 | |
Xinyi (Qianpai) | 太婆 | |
Gaozhou (Xindong) | 祖婆 | |
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 祖婆, 太婆 | |
Huazhou (Xin'an) | 婆祖 | |
Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 婆祖 | |
Lianjiang (Qingping) | 婆佬 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 婆太 | |
Luchuan | 婆太 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿婆太 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 婆太 | |
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 太媽 | |
Singkawang | 婆太 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 太婦 |
Shexian | 太奶 | |
Tunxi | 太婆, 老太太 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 老奶 |
Xinzhou | 老娘娘啊 face-to-face, 老娘娘 non-face-to-face | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 太婆 |
Jian'ou (Dikou) | 大媽 | |
Songxi | 大媽 | |
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 大婆 | |
Jianyang | 大媽 | |
Pucheng (Shibei) | 大婆 | |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 大媽 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿祖 face-to-face, 俺祖 face-to-face, 太媽 non-face-to-face, 祖媽 |
Quanzhou | 太媽, 阿太, 祖媽 | |
Zhangzhou | 阿祖 face-to-face, 老祖仔 non-face-to-face, 祖媽 | |
Taipei | 查某祖 | |
Kaohsiung | 阿祖 | |
Yilan | 查某祖 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 阿祖媽 | |
Taichung | 祖太 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 查某祖 | |
Tainan | 阿祖 | |
Taitung | 查某祖 | |
Hsinchu | 查某祖 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 查某祖 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 老婆, 祖媽 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 太媽, 阿太 | |
Chaozhou | 老媽 | |
Shantou | 老媽 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 老媽 | |
Jieyang | 老媽 | |
Haifeng | 老, 老老, 老媽 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 老媽 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 老媽 | |
Leizhou | 尼祖, 祖 face-to-face | |
Wenchang | 老祖, 阿祖 | |
Haikou | 祖婆, 婆祖, 婆祖媽 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 大媽 |
Xianyou | 大媽 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 太奶, 祖婆 |
Wu | Shanghai | 太婆, 太太, 女太太, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 太婆, 太太 face-to-face | |
Suzhou | 太太 | |
Danyang | 太嫚嫚, 太婆 | |
Hangzhou | 阿太, 太娘娘, 太婆 | |
Ningbo | 太婆, 阿太 | |
Wenzhou | 女老太, 女太, 阿太, 老太 non-face-to-face | |
Jinhua | 太太, 太婆 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 曾祖母 |
Xiangtan | 老毑 | |
Loudi | 太婆 |