家婆
Chinese
home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
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trad. (家婆) | 家 | 婆 | |
simp. #(家婆) | 家 | 婆 | |
alternative forms | 雞婆/鸡婆 Min Nan | ||
anagram | 婆家 |
Pronunciation
Noun
家婆
- (Southwestern Mandarin, including Sichuanese; Jianghuai Mandarin; dialectal Gan; Wu; Xiang) maternal grandmother
- (Southwestern Mandarin, including Chongqing, Guangxi Mandarin; Singaporean Mandarin; Cantonese; dialectal Hakka; Gan; Leizhou Min; Hainanese) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (Min Nan) housekeeper; busybody
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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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) |
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 婆婆 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 婆婆 |
Taiwan | 婆婆 | |
Harbin | 婆婆, 老婆婆 | |
Shenyang | 老婆婆 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 婆 | |
Jinan | 婆婆 | |
Luoyang | 婆 | |
Wanrong | 阿家, 婆婆 | |
Xi'an | 婆, 阿公婆 | |
Yinchuan | 婆婆 | |
Lanzhou | 婆婆 | |
Ürümqi | 婆婆 | |
Wuhan | 婆婆 | |
Chengdu | 婆婆, 老人婆 | |
Guiyang | 老婆婆 | |
Kunming | 婆婆 | |
Liuzhou | 家婆 | |
Xuzhou | 老婆婆, 婆家娘, 婆婆娘 | |
Yangzhou | 婆, 婆太太 | |
Nanjing | 老婆婆 | |
Hefei | 婆婆, 老婆婆 | |
Nantong | 婆老太, 婆 | |
Singapore | 家婆 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 家婆, 奶奶, 大人婆 dated |
Hong Kong | 家婆, 奶奶 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 家婆 | |
Taishan | 家婆 | |
Dongguan | 家婆, 奶奶 | |
Yangjiang | 家婆 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 家婆, 奶奶 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 家婆, 奶奶 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 婆, 婆子 |
Lichuan | 家娘 | |
Pingxiang | 家娘, 家娘老子, 家婆 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 家娘 |
Xingning | 家娘 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 家娘 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 家娘婆 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 家婆 | |
Changting | 家娘 | |
Wuping | 家娘 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 家娘 | |
Liancheng | 家娘 | |
Ninghua | 家婆 | |
Yudu | 家婆 | |
Ruijin | 家婆, 奶奶 | |
Shicheng | 家婆 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 家婆 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 家娘 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 家娘 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 家娘 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 家娘 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 家娘 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 家婆 | |
Hong Kong | 家娘 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 家娘 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 家婆 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 婆 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 婆婆 |
Xinzhou | 老娘娘, 婆婆 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 媽媽 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 大家, 大家奶 |
Fuqing | 大家, 大家姑, 阿娘 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 大家 |
Quanzhou | 大家 | |
Zhangzhou | 大家 | |
Taipei | 大家 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 大家 | |
Kaohsiung | 大家 | |
Yilan | 大家仔 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 大家 | |
Taichung | 大家 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 大家 | |
Tainan | 大家 | |
Taitung | 大家 | |
Hsinchu | 大家 | |
Kinmen | 親姆 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 大家 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 娘 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 大家 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 大家 | |
Chaozhou | 大家 | |
Shantou | 大家 | |
Haifeng | 大家婆 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 大家 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 大家 | |
Leizhou | 家婆 | |
Haikou | 家婆 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 大家 |
Xianyou | 大家 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶 |
Wu | Shanghai | 婆婆, 阿婆, 婆阿媽 dated |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 婆 | |
Suzhou | 阿婆 | |
Danyang | 婆婆 | |
Hangzhou | 阿婆, 婆老太太 | |
Ningbo | 阿婆, 婆婆 | |
Wenzhou | 大家娘 | |
Jinhua | 婆 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 家娘 |
Loudi | 家娘 | |
Shuangfeng | 家娘 |
Adjective
家婆
- (Min Nan) nosy; meddlesome
Descendants
- → Baba Malay: kaypoh
- → English: kaypoh
- → Indonesian: kepo
Verb
家婆
- (Min Nan) to stick one's nose into others' business; to meddle in other people's business
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 多管閒事 (“to meddle in other people's business; to be a busybody”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 多管閒事, 多事 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 多管閒事, 多事, 雞婆 |
Singapore | 多管閒事 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 多管閒事, 多事 |
Min Nan | Taipei | 家婆 GT, 多事 GT |
Penang (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
- 橫插一槓子/横插一杠子 (héngchāyīgàngzǐ)
- 插一槓子/插一杠子 (chāyīgàngzǐ)
- 管閒事/管闲事 (guǎnxiánshì)