番婆

番婆

Chinese

		(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (番婆)		番	婆
simp. #(番婆)		番	婆

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan¹ po⁴
• Min Bei (KCR): huáing-bô̤
• Min Nan (POJ): hoan-pô

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan¹ po⁴
    • Yale: fāan pòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan¹ po⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan¹ po⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: huáing-bô̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuaiŋ⁵⁴ pɔ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-pô
    • Tâi-lô: huan-pô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoanpooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /huan³³ po²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³/

Noun

番婆

1. (Min Nan, dated in Min Bei) foreign woman (especially natives of Southeast Asia in Min Nan)
2. (Philippines Hokkien) local domestic maid
3. (Cantonese) white woman

   番婆大肚——心懷鬼胎 [Cantonese, trad.]
   番婆大肚——心怀鬼胎 [Cantonese, simp.]

   faan¹ po⁴ daai⁶ tou⁵ — sam¹ waai⁴ gwai² toi¹ [Jyutping]

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   • 1972 May 23, “「武細佬」生性好急　「太極王」大搖其頭”, in 新明日報 [Shin Min Daily News]‎:

     「『紅毛婆』夠性感，而且爽快，唔似我地嘅「黃面婆」[…]；我鍾意番婆。」 [Cantonese, trad.]
     “‘红毛婆’够性感，而且爽快，唔似我地嘅“黄面婆”[…]；我钟意番婆。” [Cantonese, simp.]

     “‘hung⁴ mou⁴ po⁴’ gau³ sing³ gam², ji⁴ ce² song² faai³, m⁴ ci⁵ ngo⁵ dei⁶ ge³ “wong⁴ min⁶ po⁴”; ngo⁵ zung¹ ji³ faan¹ po⁴.” [Jyutping]

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Synonyms

• (foreign woman): (slang) 洋馬／洋马 (yángmǎ); (dialectal Mandarin, Xiang) 洋婆子
• (local domestic maid): (Min Nan) 番仔婆 (hoan-á-pô), 查某𡢃／查某㛠 (cha-bó͘-kán)