家婆
Chinese
home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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)