婆仔

婆仔

Chinese

		grandmother; matron; mother-in-law	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (婆仔)		婆	仔
simp. #(婆仔)		婆	仔

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): pô--á / pô-á

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pô--á
    • Tâi-lô: pô--á
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pô-á
    • Tâi-lô: pô-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poi'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

Noun

婆仔

1. (Mainland China Hokkien, dated) female servant; maid; maidservant
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) old woman; old bag
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) married woman that guides a bride in wedding etiquette and custom
4. (Taiwanese Hokkien) married woman mortician (in the southern coastal areas of Taiwan)

Synonyms

• (female servant): 女僕／女仆 (nǚpú), 女傭／女佣 (nǚyōng), 侍女 (shìnǚ); (Min Nan) 母仔
• (old woman): 老太婆 (lǎotàipó); (Jin) 老屄婆子; (Min Bei) 老阿娘