娘娘
Chinese
| mother; young lady | mother; young lady | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (娘娘) | 娘 | 娘 | |
| simp. #(娘娘) | 娘 | 娘 | |
Pronunciation 1
Noun
娘娘
- (archaic) lady (a term for use when addressing an empress or a consort)
- 太后娘娘 ― tàihòu niángniang ― Empress Dowager
- (religion) lady (a term for use when addressing a goddess)
- 王母娘娘 ― Wángmǔ Niángniang ― Queen Mother of the West
- (honorific, archaic) woman; lady
- (archaic) mother
- (dialectal) paternal grandmother
- (dialectal) father's sister; paternal aunt
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 祖母 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 祖母 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Taiwan | 奶奶, 阿嬤 | |
| Tianjin | 奶奶 | |
| Harbin | 奶奶, 奶 | |
| Shenyang | 奶奶 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 婆, 婆婆 | |
| Qingdao | 奶奶 | |
| Jinan | 奶奶 | |
| Luoyang | 奶奶, 奶 | |
| Wanrong | 娘 | |
| Zhengzhou | 奶奶, 奶 | |
| Xi'an | 奶, 婆 suburbs, 拿拿 Hui | |
| Yinchuan | 奶奶 | |
| Lanzhou | 奶奶 | |
| Xining | 奶奶 | |
| Ürümqi | 奶奶, 阿奶 Hui | |
| Wuhan | 太, 奶奶, 婆婆 dated | |
| Huanggang | 婆婆 | |
| Chengdu | 婆婆, 奶奶 | |
| Guiyang | 太太, 奶奶, 老太太 | |
| Kunming | 奶, 奶奶 | |
| Guilin | 奶奶 | |
| Liuzhou | 婆, 奶, 阿奶 | |
| Shanglin (Sanli) | 婆 | |
| Xuzhou | 奶奶 | |
| Yangzhou | 奶奶, 太太 dated | |
| Nanjing | 奶奶, 奶 | |
| Hefei | 奶奶 | |
| Nantong | 奶奶 | |
| Singapore | 奶奶 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 奶奶, 阿奶 | |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 拿拿 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿嫲 |
| Hong Kong | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 阿嫲, 嫲 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿婆 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿婆 | |
| Macau | 阿嫲 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿嫲 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿嫲 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿嫲 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
| Foshan | 阿嫲 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿人 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 阿人 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿嫲 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 阿婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿婆 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿婆 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿婆 | |
| Taishan | 阿人 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿人 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 阿人 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 阿嫲 | |
| Dongguan | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲, 阿婆 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿媽, 阿嫲 | |
| Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 阿婆 | |
| Qingyuan | 阿婆 | |
| Fogang | 阿嫲 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 阿嫲 | |
| Yangshan | 阿婆 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 吾妣 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 阿婆 | |
| Shaoguan | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
| Renhua | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
| Lechang | 阿嫲 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 阿嫲, 阿奶 | |
| Sihui | 阿婆 | |
| Guangning | 阿婆 | |
| Deqing | 阿婆, 阿奶 | |
| Huaiji | 阿婆 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 婆 | |
| Yunfu | 阿奶 | |
| Xinxing | 阿娘 | |
| Luoding | 阿嫲 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 阿嫲 | |
| Yangjiang | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
| Xinyi | 阿婆 | |
| Maoming (Xinpo) | 阿婆 | |
| Lianjiang | 阿嫲 | |
| Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 奶, 阿奶 | |
| Nanning | 阿婆, 婆, 奶奶 | |
| Wuzhou | 阿嫲 | |
| Yulin | 阿婆 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 阿嫲 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 婆婆, 奶奶, 奶子 |
| Lichuan | 姆媽 | |
| Pingxiang | 婆婆 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿婆 |
| Xingning | 阿婆 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
| Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 阿婆 | |
| Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 阿婆 | |
| Huiyang | 阿婆 | |
| Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 阿嫲, 阿婆 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 阿婆 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿婆 | |
| Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 阿婆 | |
| Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
| Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿婆 | |
| Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 阿婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 阿婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿婆 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿婆 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿婆 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿婆 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿婆 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 祖婆 | |
| Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 阿婆 | |
| Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 阿濟 | |
| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 阿濟 | |
| Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
| Wengyuan | 阿婆 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 娭姐 | |
| Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
| Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿婆 | |
| Liannan | 阿婆 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 阿婆 | |
| Jiexi | 阿婆 | |
| Luhe | 阿婆 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿嬤 | |
| Changting | 娭姐 | |
| Wuping | 娭姐 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 娭姐 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 阿婆 | |
| Liancheng | 阿姐, 媽 | |
| Ninghua | 媽媽 | |
| Yudu | 婆婆, 婆, 婆奶 | |
| Ningdu | 婆婆 | |
| Ruijin | 奶奶, 奶 | |
| Shicheng | 婆 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 奶奶, 阿奶 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 姐姐 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 奶奶 | |
| Dayu | 奶奶 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿婆 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿婆, 阿嬤 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿婆 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿婆, 阿奶 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿嬤, 阿婆 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿媽 | |
| Hong Kong | 阿婆 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 阿婆 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿婆 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 阿婆 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿婆 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿婆 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿婆 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿婆 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿婆 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿婆, 阿媽 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 婆 | |
| Luchuan | 阿婆 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿婆 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿婆 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 阿婆 | |
| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 阿媽 | |
| Singkawang | 阿婆 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 婦, 阿婦 |
| Shexian | 奶奶, 老姨 | |
| Tunxi | 老婄, 婄 | |
| Xiuning | 阿婄, 婄, 奶兒, 阿奶 | |
| Yixian | 老婦兒 | |
| Qimen | 嫗兒, 娪娭 | |
| Wuyuan | 婆婆 | |
| Fuliang | 媽媽 | |
| Dexing | 娘 | |
| Jingde | 奶奶 | |
| Shitai (Xianyu) | 奶奶 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 奶奶 |
| Pingyao | 娘娘 | |
| Xinzhou | 娘娘啊, 呀娘, 娘娘 | |
| Linhe | 娘娘 | |
| Hohhot | 奶奶 | |
| Dongsheng | 娘娘 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 奶奶, 媽媽 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 阿媽 | |
| Songxi | 嫲老 | |
| Zhenghe | 媽老 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 阿老 | |
| Jianyang | 媽媽 | |
| Wuyishan | 媽媽 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 媽媽, 阿大 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依媽 |
| Changle | 依媽 | |
| Fuqing | 阿媽, 媽 | |
| Yongtai | 依媽 | |
| Gutian | 媽 | |
| Fu'an | 婆 | |
| Ningde | 婆 | |
| Shouning | 阿婆 | |
| Zhouning | 阿婆 | |
| Fuding | 阿媽 | |
| Matsu | 依媽 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 阿媽 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 俺媽, 阿媽 | |
| Quanzhou | 阿媽, 引媽, 媽仔, 內媽 | |
| Jinjiang | 俺媽, 引媽 | |
| Yongchun | 阿媽, 媽 | |
| Zhangzhou | 阿媽, 咉媽, 內媽 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 媽 | |
| Zhao'an | 媽 | |
| Dongshan | 阿媽 | |
| Taipei | 阿媽, 內媽 GT | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿媽 | |
| Kaohsiung | 阿媽 | |
| Yilan | 阿媽 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿媽, 俺媽 | |
| Taichung | 阿媽 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿媽 | |
| Tainan | 阿媽 | |
| Taitung | 阿媽 | |
| Hsinchu | 阿媽 | |
| Kinmen | 俺媽 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 阿媽 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 媽 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 俺媽, 阿媽, 引媽 | |
| Longyan | 媽 | |
| Zhangping | 媽 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 俺媽 | |
| Datian | 阿媽 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 阿媽, 媽 | |
| Chaozhou | 阿媽 | |
| Shantou | 阿媽 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽 | |
| Jieyang | 阿媽 | |
| Haifeng | 媽, 阿媽 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿媽 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽 | |
| Leizhou | 尼奶, 尼媽, 奶, 媽 | |
| Wenchang | 奶, 婆 | |
| Haikou | 阿媽 face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face, 媽 non-face-to-face, 婆 non-face-to-face | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿婆 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿媽 |
| Xianyou | 阿媽 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 俺媽 |
| Sanyuan | 婆媽 | |
| Shaxian | 俺媽 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 婆 |
| Sanxiang | 婆, 阿婆 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶, 阿奶, 奶奶, 太婆 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 奶奶 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 阿婆 |
| Fuding | 阿嫲 | |
| Luoyuan | 阿嫲 | |
| Sanming | 阿嫲 | |
| Shunchang | 阿婆 | |
| Hua'an | 阿婆 | |
| Guixi (Zhangping) | 阿婆 | |
| Cangnan | 嫲 | |
| Jingning | 姐 | |
| Lishui | 姐 | |
| Longyou | 阿姐 | |
| Chaozhou | 姐 | |
| Fengshun | 姐 | |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爾奶, 阿奶, 奶奶 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 裡婆, 親婆, 婆, 阿婆, 婆阿 | |
| Suzhou | 好婆, 好親婆, 親婆 | |
| Wuxi | 親娘 | |
| Danyang | 嫚嫚 | |
| Hangzhou | 奶奶 | |
| Ningbo | 阿娘 | |
| Wenzhou | 娘娘, 祖婆, 祖婆娘, 阿娘 | |
| Jinhua | 媽媽 | |
| Jinhua (Tangxi) | 媽媽 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 娭毑 |
| Xiangtan | 娭毑 | |
| Loudi | 佳婆, 奶奶 | |
| Shuangfeng | 奶奶 | |
| Quanzhou | 奶奶 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | |
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姑母 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒 |
| Taiwan | 姑姑 | |
| Harbin | 姑, 姑姑 | |
| Shenyang | 姑姑 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 姑 | |
| Jinan | 姑姑, 姑 | |
| Luoyang | 姑 | |
| Wanrong | 姑 | |
| Wanrong (Ronghe) | 姑 | |
| Xi'an | 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡ | |
| Yinchuan | 姑媽 | |
| Lanzhou | 娘娘 | |
| Xining | 娘娘 | |
| Ürümqi | 姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡ | |
| Wuhan | 姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated | |
| Chengdu | 姑媽 §, 娘娘 | |
| Guiyang | 姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠ | |
| Kunming | 姑媽 §, 娘 ≠ | |
| Liuzhou | 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Xuzhou | 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒 | |
| Yangzhou | 娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest | |
| Nanjing | 姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡ | |
| Hefei | 姑佬, 佬佬, 佬 | |
| Nantong | 姑媽 † | |
| Singapore | 姑姑 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Hong Kong | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Macau | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡ | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Foshan | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 姑姐 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿姑 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿姑 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿姑 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿姑 | |
| Taishan | 阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿姑 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 阿姑 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Dongguan | 阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Shaoguan | 姑媽, 姑姐 | |
| Yunfu | 阿姑 | |
| Yangjiang | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Xinyi | 阿姑 | |
| Lianjiang | 𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 姑媽, 姑姐 ≠ | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 姑媽 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘 |
| Lichuan | 姑 | |
| Pingxiang | 姑娘 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿姑 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿姑 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 大姑 †, 細姑 ‡ | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姑 | |
| Yudu | 姑姑, 姑姊 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姑 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姑 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姑 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姑 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姑 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿姑 | |
| Hong Kong | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 阿姑 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姑, 姑姑 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 姑姑, 姑媽 |
| Xinzhou | 姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊 ¶ | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 姑姑 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡ |
| Fuqing | 姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Matsu | 依姑 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 姑姑 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿姑 |
| Quanzhou | 阿姑 | |
| Zhangzhou | 阿姑 | |
| Kaohsiung | 阿姑 | |
| Yilan | 阿姑 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿姑 | |
| Taichung | 阿姑 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿姑 | |
| Tainan | 阿姑 | |
| Taitung | 阿姑 | |
| Hsinchu | 阿姑 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 阿姑 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 阿姑 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿姑 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 阿姑, 姑姑 | |
| Chaozhou | 阿姑 | |
| Shantou | 阿姑 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
| Leizhou | 姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡ | |
| Wenchang | 姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡ | |
| Haikou | 姑母 ∅, 阿姑 ¶ | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 姑母 †, 姑 ‡ |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑母 †, 姑 ‡ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡ |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 姑娘 | |
| Suzhou | 嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡ | |
| Danyang | 親嫚 | |
| Hangzhou | 乾娘 | |
| Ningbo | 姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Wenzhou | 阿娘 | |
| Jinhua | 娘娘, 姑 ∅ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡ |
| Loudi | 大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡ | |
| Shuangfeng | 大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡ | |
| Note | † - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face | |
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Pronunciation 2
Noun
娘娘
- (Jin) maternal grandmother
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 外祖母, 外王母 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外祖母 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 姥姥 |
| Taiwan | 外婆, 阿嬤 | |
| Tianjin | 姥姥 | |
| Ulanhot | 姥姥, 姥兒 | |
| Tongliao | 姥姥, 姥兒 | |
| Chifeng | 姥姥 | |
| Bayanhot | 外奶奶, 姥姥 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姥姥, 姥兒 | |
| Harbin | 姥兒, 姥姥 | |
| Shenyang | 姥娘 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 姥, 姥母 | |
| Qingdao | 姥娘 | |
| Jinan | 姥娘 | |
| Luoyang | 姥姥, 婆兒婆兒 | |
| Wanrong | 舅廈娘 | |
| Zhengzhou | 姥娘, 姥姥 | |
| Xi'an | 外奶, 舅家奶, 舅奶, 外婆 suburbs, 外拿 Hui | |
| Yinchuan | 奶奶, 外奶奶, 姥姥 | |
| Lanzhou | 奶奶, 外奶奶 | |
| Xining | 外奶奶 | |
| Ürümqi | 外奶奶 | |
| Wuhan | 家家 | |
| Huanggang | 家婆 | |
| Chengdu | 外婆, 家婆, 家家 | |
| Guiyang | 婆婆, 外婆 | |
| Kunming | 婆婆, 外婆 | |
| Guilin | 婆婆 | |
| Liuzhou | 外婆, 婆, 阿婆 | |
| Xuzhou | 外奶奶 | |
| Yangzhou | 婆婆 | |
| Nanjing | 婆婆 | |
| Hefei | 外奶奶 | |
| Nantong | 外婆奶奶 | |
| Singapore | 外婆 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 舅奶, 舅奶奶 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿婆 face-to-face, 婆婆, 外婆 non-face-to-face |
| Hong Kong | 阿婆, 婆婆 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿婆 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 外婆 non-face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 姐婆 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 姐婆 | |
| Macau | 阿婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 遠婆 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿婆 | |
| Foshan | 婆婆 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿婆 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 阿婆 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿婆 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 外婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 阿婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 祖婆 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 子婆 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 祖婆 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 祖婆 | |
| Taishan | 阿婆, 外婆, 婆 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿婆 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 婆大 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 阿婆 | |
| Dongguan | 阿婆, 婆婆 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿婆 | |
| Shaoguan | 外婆 | |
| Yunfu | 阿婆 | |
| Yangjiang | 外婆 | |
| Xinyi | 外婆 | |
| Lianjiang | 姊婆, 阿婆 | |
| Nanning | 阿婆, 婆婆, 外婆 | |
| Wuzhou | 阿婆, 婆婆 | |
| Yulin | 外婆 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 外嫲 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 外婆 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 外婆, 婆婆 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 阿婆 |
| Lichuan | 阿婆 | |
| Pingxiang | 外婆 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外阿婆, 外婆, 姐婆 |
| Xingning | 姐婆 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 姐婆 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 姐婆 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 姐婆 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 姐婆 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 姐婆 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 姐婆 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 姐婆 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 姐婆 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 姐婆 | |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 姐婆 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 姐婆 | |
| Wengyuan | 姐婆 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 姐婆 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 小婆 | |
| Liannan | 姐婆 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 姐婆 | |
| Jiexi | 姐婆 | |
| Luhe | 姐婆 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 外媽 | |
| Changting | 婆則 | |
| Wuping | 外娭姐 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 外娭姐 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 外阿婆 | |
| Liancheng | 外子媽 | |
| Ninghua | 婆婆 | |
| Yudu | 外婆 | |
| Ningdu | 外婆 | |
| Ruijin | 外婆 | |
| Shicheng | 外婆 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 外婆 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 外婆 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 外婆 | |
| Dayu | 外婆 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姐婆 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外阿婆, 阿婆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姐婆 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外阿婆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姐嬤 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外媽 | |
| Hong Kong | 姐婆 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 姐婆 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 姐婆 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 姐婆 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 姐婆 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 外婆 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 外婆 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 姐婆 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 姐婆 | |
| Luchuan | 姐婆 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 姐婆 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 姐婆 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 姐婆 | |
| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 姐婆 | |
| Singkawang | 姐婆 | |
| Singapore (Dabu) | 阿姐 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 外婆 |
| Shexian | 外婆 | |
| Tunxi | 外婆 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 娘娘, 姥娘, 姥姥 |
| Pingyao | 婆婆 | |
| Xinzhou | 姥姥啊, 呀姥, 姥姥 | |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 姥姥 | |
| Linhe | 姥娘 | |
| Jining | 姥姥 | |
| Hohhot | 姥姥 | |
| Baotou | 姥姥 | |
| Dongsheng | 姥姥 | |
| Haibowan | 姥姥, 姥娘 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 畲嫲, 嫲嫲, 外婆 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 畲嫲 | |
| Songxi | 婆 | |
| Zhenghe | 婆奶 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 外婆 | |
| Jianyang | 婆婆 | |
| Wuyishan | 外婆 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 阿婆, 畲嫲 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 外媽 |
| Changle | 外媽 | |
| Fuqing | 外媽 | |
| Yongtai | 外媽 | |
| Gutian | 外媽 | |
| Fu'an | 外婆 | |
| Ningde | 外婆 | |
| Shouning | 外婆 | |
| Zhouning | 娘婆 | |
| Fuding | 外婆 | |
| Matsu | 外媽 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿媽, 俺媽, 外媽 |
| Quanzhou | 媽仔, 俺媽, 外媽 | |
| Zhangzhou | 阿媽, 咉媽, 外媽 | |
| Taipei | 外媽, 阿媽 GT | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 外媽 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 外媽 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 外媽 | |
| Kaohsiung | 外媽 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 外媽 | |
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 外媽 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 外媽 | |
| Yilan | 外媽 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 外媽 | |
| Tainan | 外媽 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 外媽, 俺媽 | |
| Kinmen | 外媽 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 外媽 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 外媽 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 媽, 外媽 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 俺媽, 阿媽, 外媽 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 外媽 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 外媽 | |
| Chaozhou | 外媽 | |
| Shantou | 外媽 | |
| Jieyang | 外媽 | |
| Haifeng | 外婆 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 外媽 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 外媽 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽, 外媽 | |
| Leizhou | 外家祖婆 | |
| Wenchang | 外婆 | |
| Haikou | 媽, 阿媽, 婆, 外家媽, 外家婆, 外媽 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 外頭媽 |
| Xianyou | 外頭媽 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 婆 face-to-face, 外家婆 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 阿婆, 外婆 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外婆, 外婆爾奶, 爾奶 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 親婆, 外婆, 阿婆 | |
| Suzhou | 外婆 | |
| Wuxi | 舅婆 | |
| Danyang | 婆婆 | |
| Hangzhou | 外婆 | |
| Ningbo | 外婆 | |
| Wenzhou | 外婆娘, 外婆 | |
| Jinhua | 外婆, 婆婆 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外婆 |
| Xiangtan | 外婆 | |
| Loudi | 外婆 | |
| Shuangfeng | 外婆 | |
| Quanzhou | 外婆 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |