娘老子
Chinese
| mother | father; old man | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (娘老子) | 娘 | 老子 | |
| simp. #(娘老子) | 娘 | 老子 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
娘老子
- (Jianghuai Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Southwestern Mandarin, Huizhou, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu) mother and father; parents
- (dialectal Gan, Xiang) mother
Usage notes
- (Changsha Xiang) Usually used in non-face-to-face contexts, but in recent years, it has also been used in face-to-face contexts.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 父母 (“father and mother; parents”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 父母, 爺娘, 怙恃, 雙親 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 父母, 雙親, 父母親 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 爹媽 |
| Taiwan | 爸媽 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 老兒的 | |
| Jinan | 老的兒, 爹媽 | |
| Xi'an | 媽爸 | |
| Yinchuan | 娘老子 | |
| Lanzhou | 娘老子, 老漢們 | |
| Ürümqi | 娘老子 | |
| Wuhan | 娘老子, 兩老 | |
| Chengdu | 娘老子, 媽老漢兒 | |
| Chongqing | 媽老漢兒 | |
| Liuzhou | 娘老子 | |
| Yangzhou | 娘老子 | |
| Nanjing | 娘老子 | |
| Nantong | 爺娘 | |
| Singapore | 爸媽, 家長 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老豆老母 |
| Hong Kong | 老豆老母, 爹哋媽咪, 阿爸阿媽 | |
| Yangjiang | 老子阿奶 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 爺娘 |
| Pingxiang | 娘爺 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 爺哀 |
| Xingning | 爺哀 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 阿爸阿姆 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿姆阿爸 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 爺哀 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿爸阿姆 | |
| Liannan | 爺哀 | |
| Jiexi | 爺哀 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 爺哀 | |
| Changting | 爹哀, 爺哀 | |
| Wuping | 爺哀 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 爺哀 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 爺哀 | |
| Ninghua | 爹母 | |
| Ningdu | 爹姐 | |
| Ruijin | 哀爹, 爺娘, 爺哀 | |
| Shicheng | 爹哀 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 爺姐 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 娘爺 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 爺姐 | |
| Dayu | 爺佬姐佬 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 爺哀, 爺娘, 兩老 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 爺哀, 爺母, 兩老 | |
| Hong Kong | 阿爸阿姆 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老子阿奶 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 父母 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 爺哀 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 爺哀 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 爸媽 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 父母親 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 爺哀 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 爺哀, 爸哀 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 爸哀 | |
| Luchuan | 爸媽 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 娘老子, 老子娘, 老子爺娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 爹娘 |
| Xinzhou | 老子娘 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 爹奶 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 爸奶 |
| Matsu | 爸奶 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 爸母, 老爸母 |
| Quanzhou | 爸母, 老爸母 | |
| Jinjiang | 爸母 | |
| Zhangzhou | 爸母, 老爸母 | |
| Zhao'an | 爸母 | |
| Taipei | 爸母 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 爸母 | |
| Kaohsiung | 爸母 | |
| Yilan | 爸母 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 爸母 | |
| Taichung | 爸母 | |
| Tainan | 爸母 | |
| Hsinchu | 爸母 | |
| Kinmen | 爸母 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 爸母 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 爸母 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 爸母 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 爸母 | |
| Chaozhou | 父嬡, 爸母 | |
| Jieyang | 父嬡 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 爸母 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爺娘 |
| Suzhou | 爺娘 | |
| Danyang | 娘啊老子, 爺娘 rare | |
| Hangzhou | 娘老子 | |
| Ningbo | 爹娘 | |
| Wenzhou | 奶阿伯, 阿伯奶 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 爺娘 |
| Shuangfeng | 爺娘 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum; mother”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 母, 娘 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 母親 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 媽媽, 媽, 娘, 母親 |
| Taiwan | 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Tianjin | 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Chengde | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Tangshan | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Cangzhou | 母親, 媽媽, 娘, 𫰎 | |
| Baoding | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Chifeng | 媽媽 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 媽, 媽媽 | |
| Heihe | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Qiqihar | 媽媽 | |
| Harbin | 媽, 媽媽, 母親 | |
| Jiamusi | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Baicheng | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Changchun | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
| Tonghua | 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Shenyang | 媽媽, 母親, 額娘 dated, Manchus | |
| Dandong | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Jinzhou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Dalian | 媽媽 | |
| Yantai | 媽 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 媽 | |
| Qingdao | 媽, 娘 | |
| Lijin | 媽 | |
| Zhucheng | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
| Jinan | 媽, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Jining | 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Luoyang | 媽, 媽兒 | |
| Wanrong | 嬤 | |
| Wanrong (Ronghe) | 媽 | |
| Shangqiu | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Yuanyang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Zhengzhou | 媽, 娘 | |
| Lingbao | 媽, 娘 | |
| Baihe | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Hanzhong | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
| Xi'an | 媽 | |
| Baoji | 母親, 媽, 娘 | |
| Yinchuan | 媽, 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Lanzhou | 媽, 媽媽, 老媽 <>, 母親 | |
| Dunhuang | 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Xining | 阿媽, 媽媽, 姆媽 | |
| Hami | 媽媽 | |
| Ürümqi | 媽媽, 媽, 老娘 <>, 阿娘 Hui, 阿娘子 used with minorities, 母親 | |
| Wuhan | 姆媽, 媽媽, 老娘 <>, 黎山老 slang, 孟子見 dated slang, 娘 | |
| Yichang | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘, 大老 | |
| Xiangyang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Tianmen | 母親, 媽媽, 娘, 姆媽 | |
| Hong'an | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 大, 娘 | |
| Chengdu | 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Nanchong | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Dazhou | 媽 | |
| Hanyuan | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Xichang | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Zigong | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Chongqing | 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Guiyang | 媽, 老媽 <>, humorous | |
| Zunyi | 母兒, 媽 | |
| Bijie | 媽 | |
| Liping | 媽 | |
| Zhaotong | 媽媽, 嬸嬸 | |
| Dali | 阿媽 | |
| Kunming | 媽, 媽媽, 母親 | |
| Mengzi | 媽媽 | |
| Guilin | 媽媽 | |
| Liuzhou | 阿媽, 媽, 娘老 <>, 老媽子 <>, 娘, 母親 | |
| Jishou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
| Changde | 姆媽 | |
| Anqing | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Xuzhou | 媽媽, 娘, 大兒, 母親 | |
| Fuyang | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
| Wuhu | 媽媽, 姆媽 | |
| Yangzhou | 媽媽, 姆媽, 老娘 <>, 母親 | |
| Lianyungang | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Lianshui | 母親, 媽 | |
| Nanjing | 媽, 姆媽, 娘 | |
| Hefei | 媽, 媽爺 | |
| Nantong | 姆媽, 娘嬭 dated, 母親 | |
| Malaysia | 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Singapore | 媽媽, 媽, 老媽 <> | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 阿媽, 媽媽 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 媽 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Hong Kong | 媽咪, 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽打, 老母 <>, 老媽子 <> | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿媽, 阿奶, 老母 <> | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 媽, 阿媽 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿奶, 阿仔 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿奶 | |
| Macau | 阿媽, 媽咪, 老母 <> | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿奶, 阿嬸, 老母 <> | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿奶, 阿嫂, 阿嬸, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
| Foshan | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿嬸, 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 阿娘, 老母 <> | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿媽, 阿家, 老母 <> | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿媽, 老母 <>, 母親 <> | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Taishan | 阿媽, 媽, 老母 <> | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Dongguan | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿姐, 媽媽 childish, 媽咪 childish, 老母 <>, 老乸 <>, Changping | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿大, 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
| Shaoguan | 阿媽, 老母 | |
| Yunfu | 老母, 阿媽 | |
| Yangjiang | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿奶 <> | |
| Xinyi | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
| Lianjiang | 阿媽, 老母, 媽媽 | |
| Nanning | 媽媽, 阿媽, 媽, 老乸 <>, 老娘 <>, 老媽子 <> | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 媽媽, 阿奶, 阿嬸, 俺乸 <> | |
| Hepu (Shatian) | 媽媽 | |
| Beihai | 媽媽, 老奶 <> | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿娘 <> | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 媽媽, 阿媽, 阿嬸, 老媽 <> | |
| Danzhou | 母 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿媽, 媽咪, 老媽子 <> | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Lichuan | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
| Pingxiang | 姆媽, 娘老子 <> | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿姆, 阿嫲, 哀仔 <> |
| Xingning | 阿媽, 哀哩 <> | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿媽, 阿奶 <> | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 阿姆, 媽 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆, 哀哩 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿媽, 阿姆 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿娘 | |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 嫲, 阿嫲 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿媽 | |
| Wengyuan | 哀子, 阿姆 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿姆, 哀子 <> | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿姆, 阿嬸 | |
| Liannan | 姆, 媽 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姆 | |
| Jiexi | 阿姆 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿奶 | |
| Changting | 姆媽, 姆娓, 哀哩 <> | |
| Wuping | 姆姆, 依呀, 哀哩 <> | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 哀哩 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 姆, 哀子 <> | |
| Liancheng | 姆, 哀 <> | |
| Ninghua | 姆媽, 母 | |
| Yudu | 姆, 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Ningdu | 姐 | |
| Ruijin | 姆媽, 哀 <>, 乳子 <> | |
| Shicheng | 姆媽, 哀 <> | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 嫫, 姐佬 <> | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 姆㜷 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 嬤 | |
| Dayu | 姐佬, 姆姆 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姆, 唔媽, 哀仔 <> | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姆, 哀 <> | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿依, 哀仔 <> | |
| Hong Kong | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 奶 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿媽 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 老母, 老哀, 阿媽 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿媽, 哀子 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿媽 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿嬸, 阿奶, 阿嫂, 阿媽 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 哀子 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿媽, 哀子, 阿奶 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿媽, 哀 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 娘, 嫂 | |
| Luchuan | 阿姆 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿姆 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 阿媽 | |
| Singkawang | 阿姆 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姆, 娘 <> |
| Shexian | 姆媽, 媽媽, 阿姨 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 媽, 媽媽 |
| Yangyuan | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
| Datong | 母親, 媽 | |
| Xinzhou | 波哇, 波波呀, 呀波呀, 波, 波波 | |
| Lishi | 母親, 媽 | |
| Linfen | 媽 | |
| Changzhi | 娘, 媽 | |
| Linhe | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Jining | 媽媽 | |
| Hohhot | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Erenhot | 母親, 媽媽 | |
| Pingshan | 母親, 娘 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
| Handan | 母親, 娘 | |
| Linzhou | 娘 | |
| Suide | 媽 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 依呀, 媽媽, 奶 <> |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依媽, 依奶, 娘嬭 <> |
| Fuqing | 奶, 依奶, 媽媽, 依娜, 娘嬭 <> | |
| Matsu | 依奶, 娘嬭 <> | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 媽媽 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿母, 阿母仔, 母仔, 阿媽, 阿娘, 老母 <>, 娘嬭 <> |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 老母 <>, 俺母仔 | |
| Quanzhou | 阿母, 母仔, 阿娘, 老母 <> | |
| Zhangzhou | 阿母, 母仔, 咉奶, 嘔傴 euphemistic, 老母 <>, 娘嬭 <> | |
| Taipei | 阿母, 阿娘, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿母, 阿娘, 姨仔, 老母 <> | |
| Kaohsiung | 卡桑, 阿母仔, 老母 <> | |
| Yilan | 阿母, 阿娘, 老母 <> | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿母, 阿娘, 姨仔, 老母 <> | |
| Taichung | 媽媽, 阿母, 老母 <> | |
| Tainan | 歐卡桑, 阿母, 俺娘仔, 娘嬭, 老母 <> | |
| Hsinchu | 媽媽, 阿娘, 阿母, 老母 <> | |
| Kinmen | 俺娘仔, 老母 <>, 俺母 <> | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 阿母, 老母 <> | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 阿母, 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽, 老母 <> | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿母, 老母 <> | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 媽媽, 媽, 阿母, 母仔, 老母 <> | |
| Chaozhou | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿姈, 阿嬡 <> | |
| Shantou | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 阿姈, 阿母, 嬡 <>, 母 <> | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽, 嬡 <>, 母 <> | |
| Jieyang | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 阿娘, 阿姈 | |
| Haifeng | 媽, 媽媽, 阿媽 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽 <> | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 母 <> | |
| Leizhou | 嬭, 嫂 dated, 姨 dated, 母 <>, 尼母 <>, 尼姨 <>, dated, 尼嫂 <>, dated | |
| Haikou | 阿媽, 阿姐, 阿娘 dated, 阿嫂 dated, 母 <> | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 媽, 老母 <> |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 媽, 阿嫂, 阿嬸, 阿媼 dated, 老娘 <> |
| Binyang | 母親, 嬸 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 媽媽, 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
| Suzhou | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
| Danyang | 媽, 娘 | |
| Hangzhou | 姆媽, 媽媽, 娘 <> | |
| Ningbo | 阿姆, 姆媽, 阿娘 <>, 老娘 <> | |
| Wenzhou | 阿媽, 阿奶, 奶 | |
| Jinhua | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 媽媽, 姆媽, 娘老子, 娘 <> |
| Loudi | 依爺, 姆媽, 娘老子, 娘 <> | |
| Shuangfeng | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
| Note | <> - non-face-to-face | |
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum (non-face-to-face)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 母, 娘 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 母親 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Taiwan | 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Tianjin | 媽媽 | |
| Harbin | 媽, 媽媽 | |
| Shenyang | 媽媽 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 媽 | |
| Jinan | 媽, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Wanrong | 嬤 | |
| Wanrong (Ronghe) | 媽 | |
| Xi'an | 媽 | |
| Yinchuan | 媽 | |
| Lanzhou | 媽, 老媽 | |
| Xining | 阿媽, 媽媽, 姆媽 | |
| Ürümqi | 老娘 | |
| Wuhan | 姆媽, 媽媽, 老娘, 黎山老 slang, 孟子見 dated slang | |
| Chengdu | 媽媽, 媽 | |
| Guiyang | 媽, 老媽 humorous | |
| Kunming | 媽媽 | |
| Liuzhou | 媽, 阿媽, 娘老, 老媽子 | |
| Xuzhou | 媽媽, 娘, 大兒 | |
| Yangzhou | 媽媽, 姆媽, 老娘 | |
| Nanjing | 媽, 姆媽, 娘 | |
| Hefei | 媽, 媽爺 | |
| Nantong | 娘嬭 | |
| Singapore | 媽媽, 老媽, 媽 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 阿媽, 媽媽 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 媽 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老母, 阿媽 |
| Hong Kong | 老母, 老媽子, 阿媽, 媽咪, 媽媽, 媽打 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 老母, 阿奶 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 阿媽, 媽 | |
| Macau | 老母 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老母 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老母 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老母 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老母 | |
| Foshan | 老母 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老母 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 老母 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 老母 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老母, 母親 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老母 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 老母 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 老母 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老母 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老母 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老母 | |
| Taishan | 老母, 媽 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 老母 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 老母 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 老母 | |
| Dongguan | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿姐, 老母, 老乸 Changping, 媽媽 childish, 媽咪 childish | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老母 | |
| Shaoguan | 老母 | |
| Yunfu | 老母 | |
| Yangjiang | 阿奶 | |
| Xinyi | 老母 | |
| Nanning | 媽, 老乸 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 俺乸 | |
| Beihai | 老奶 | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 阿娘 | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 老媽, 阿嬸 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老媽子 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 老母, 阿媽 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姆媽, 娘 |
| Lichuan | 娘, 家母 | |
| Pingxiang | 姆媽, 娘老子 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿姆, 阿媽, 哀仔 |
| Xingning | 哀哩, 阿媽 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿奶 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 阿姆, 媽 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿姆 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿姆 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿姆 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆, 哀哩 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿媽, 阿姆 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿娘 | |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 阿嫲 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 哀子 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿姆 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姆 | |
| Changting | 哀哩 | |
| Wuping | 哀哩 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 哀子 | |
| Liancheng | 哀 | |
| Ninghua | 姆媽 | |
| Ruijin | 哀, 乳子 | |
| Shicheng | 哀 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 姐佬 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 哀仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 哀仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 哀仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 哀 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 哀仔 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 哀 | |
| Hong Kong | 阿姆 | |
| Singkawang | 哀 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姆, 娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Xinzhou | 波, 波波 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 奶 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 娘嬭 |
| Fuqing | 娘嬭 | |
| Matsu | 娘嬭 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 老母, 娘嬭, 阿娘 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 老母 | |
| Quanzhou | 老母, 阿娘 | |
| Zhangzhou | 老母, 娘嬭 | |
| Taipei | 老母 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 老母 | |
| Kaohsiung | 老母 | |
| Yilan | 老母 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 老母 | |
| Taichung | 老母, 媽媽 | |
| Tainan | 老母 | |
| Hsinchu | 老母 | |
| Kinmen | 老母, 俺母 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 老母 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 老母 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 老母 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 老母 | |
| Chaozhou | 阿嬡 | |
| Shantou | 嬡, 母, 阿嬡, 阿姈, 阿母 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 嬡, 母 | |
| Haifeng | 媽, 媽媽 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽, 媽 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 母 | |
| Leizhou | 嬭, 母, 尼母, 尼姨 dated, 尼嫂 dated | |
| Haikou | 母 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 老母 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 媽, 老娘, 嫂, 嬸, 阿媼 dated |
| Binyang | 母親, 嬸 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 娘 | |
| Suzhou | 娘, 姆媽 | |
| Danyang | 媽, 娘 | |
| Hangzhou | 姆媽, 媽媽, 娘 | |
| Ningbo | 阿娘, 老娘 | |
| Wenzhou | 阿媽, 阿奶, 奶 | |
| Jinhua | 娘 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 媽媽, 娘, 姆媽, 娘老子 |
| Loudi | 依爺, 姆媽, 娘, 娘老子 | |
| Shuangfeng | 姆媽, 娘 | |
References
- 李榮 et al., editors (1998) 長沙方言詞典 (現代漢語方言大詞典), Nanjing: 江蘇教育出版社.