祖媽
Chinese
| ancestor; forefather; grandparents | mother; mama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (祖媽) | 祖 | 媽 | |
| simp. (祖妈) | 祖 | 妈 | |
| anagram | 媽祖／妈祖 | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
祖媽
- (Min Nan) great-grandmother (particularly paternal grandfather's mother)
- (Mainland China Hokkien, vulgar) another's great-grandmother (usually referring to the speaker to insult someone)
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) female ancestor
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 曾祖母 (“great-grandmother (paternal grandfather's mother)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 曾祖母 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 老祖兒, 女老祖兒, 老祖奶奶, 老太太 Hui, 太太 suburbs, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face |
| Taiwan | 曾祖母 | |
| Tianjin | 老太太, 太奶, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face | |
| Harbin | 太奶 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 老太, 老太婆 | |
| Jinan | 老奶奶 | |
| Wanrong | 老娘 | |
| Xi'an | 太 | |
| Yinchuan | 太奶奶 | |
| Lanzhou | 太太 | |
| Xining | 太太 | |
| Ürümqi | 太太 | |
| Wuhan | 老太, 老奶奶 | |
| Chengdu | 祖祖 | |
| Guiyang | 老祖祖, 老祖, 祖祖 | |
| Kunming | 太太 | |
| Liuzhou | 太婆 | |
| Xuzhou | 老太太 | |
| Nanjing | 太奶奶 | |
| Nantong | 太太, 太婆, 女太太 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 太嫲, 太婆 |
| Hong Kong | 太嫲, 太婆 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 太婆 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿太 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 太婆 | |
| Taishan | 阿白 | |
| Yangjiang | 太婆 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 太婆 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 太婆 |
| Lichuan | 太婆 | |
| Pingxiang | 老婆婆 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿太, 婆太 |
| Xingning | 婆白 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 阿婆太 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 太婆 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 太婆 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 太婆 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老太婆 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿白 | |
| Wengyuan | 太婆 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 婆太 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 婆太 | |
| Liannan | 阿太 | |
| Jiexi | 阿太 | |
| Luhe | 婆太 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 太婆 | |
| Changting | 太婆, 婆太 | |
| Wuping | 太太 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 太太 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 婆太 | |
| Liancheng | 婆太 | |
| Ninghua | 婆太 | |
| Yudu | 太婆 | |
| Ningdu | 太婆 | |
| Ruijin | 婦娘太 | |
| Shicheng | 婆太 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 太婆 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 婆太 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 太婆 | |
| Dayu | 太婆 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 婆太, 阿太 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 婆太, 阿太 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 婆太 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿太, 細妹太, 婆太, 阿婆太 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 婆太, 阿太 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿太, 婆太 | |
| Hong Kong | 婆太, 阿太 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 太婆 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿太 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 太婆 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 太婆 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 祖婆 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 祖婆, 太婆 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 婆祖 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 婆祖 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 婆佬 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 婆太 | |
| Luchuan | 婆太 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿婆太 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 婆太 | |
| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 太媽 | |
| Singkawang | 婆太 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 太婦 |
| Shexian | 太奶 | |
| Tunxi | 太婆, 老太太 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老奶 |
| Xinzhou | 老娘娘啊 face-to-face, 老娘娘 non-face-to-face | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 太婆 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 大媽 | |
| Songxi | 大媽 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 大婆 | |
| Jianyang | 大媽 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 大婆 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 大媽 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿祖 face-to-face, 俺祖 face-to-face, 太媽 non-face-to-face, 祖媽 |
| Quanzhou | 太媽, 阿太, 祖媽 | |
| Zhangzhou | 阿祖 face-to-face, 老祖仔 non-face-to-face, 祖媽 | |
| Taipei | 查某祖 | |
| Kaohsiung | 阿祖 | |
| Yilan | 查某祖 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿祖媽 | |
| Taichung | 祖太 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 查某祖 | |
| Tainan | 阿祖 | |
| Taitung | 查某祖 | |
| Hsinchu | 查某祖 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 查某祖 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 老婆, 祖媽 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 太媽, 阿太 | |
| Chaozhou | 老媽 | |
| Shantou | 老媽 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 老媽 | |
| Jieyang | 老媽 | |
| Haifeng | 老, 老老, 老媽 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 老媽 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 老媽 | |
| Leizhou | 尼祖, 祖 face-to-face | |
| Wenchang | 老祖, 阿祖 | |
| Haikou | 祖婆, 婆祖, 婆祖媽 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大媽 |
| Xianyou | 大媽 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 太奶, 祖婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 太婆, 太太, 女太太, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 太婆, 太太 face-to-face | |
| Suzhou | 太太 | |
| Danyang | 太嫚嫚, 太婆 | |
| Hangzhou | 阿太, 太娘娘, 太婆 | |
| Ningbo | 太婆, 阿太 | |
| Wenzhou | 女老太, 女太, 阿太, 老太 non-face-to-face | |
| Jinhua | 太太, 太婆 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 曾祖母 |
| Xiangtan | 老毑 | |
| Loudi | 太婆 | |