阿娘
Chinese
(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people | mother; young lady | ||
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trad. (阿娘) | 阿 | 娘 | |
simp. #(阿娘) | 阿 | 娘 |
Pronunciation 1
Noun
阿娘
- (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Huaining Gan, Xiayang Min Bei, Min Nan, Jinxiang Wu, Chenxi Xiang) mother
- 吃遍了山珍海味 也是阿娘煮的卡有滋味 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- From: 黃秀清 (lyricist), 回鄉的我
- Chia̍h phiàn liáu san-tin-hái-bī, iá-sī a-niâ chú ê khah ū chu-bī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- After eating all sorts of exotic delicacies, Mom’s food is still more tasty.
吃遍了山珍海味 也是阿娘煮的卡有滋味 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
- (Zhejiang Wu, Pinghua) paternal grandmother
- (Fuqing Min Dong, Leizhou Min) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (Chixi Taishanese) mother-in-law (wife's mother)
- (Du'an Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhejiang Wu) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
- (dialectal Hakka) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
- (dialectal Mandarin, Conghua Cantonese, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
- (Yunnan Mandarin, Wenzhou Wu Wu) maternal aunt (mother's sister)
- (Simao Mandarin) sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)
- (Sanming) wife
- (Cantonese, dated) father's primary wife
- (Wenzhou Wu Wu, dated) father's concubine
- (Min Bei) woman
- (obsolete, polite) elderly woman
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum; mother”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 母, 娘 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 母親 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 媽媽, 媽, 娘, 母親 |
Taiwan | 媽媽, 媽 | |
Tianjin | 媽媽, 娘 | |
Chengde | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Tangshan | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Cangzhou | 母親, 媽媽, 娘, 𫰎 | |
Baoding | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 | |
Shijiazhuang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Chifeng | 媽媽 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 媽, 媽媽 | |
Heihe | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Qiqihar | 媽媽 | |
Harbin | 媽, 媽媽, 母親 | |
Jiamusi | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Baicheng | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Changchun | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
Tonghua | 媽媽, 媽 | |
Shenyang | 媽媽, 母親, 額娘 dated, Manchus | |
Dandong | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Jinzhou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 | |
Dalian | 媽媽 | |
Yantai | 媽 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 媽 | |
Qingdao | 媽, 娘 | |
Lijin | 媽 | |
Zhucheng | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
Jinan | 媽, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Jining | 媽媽, 娘 | |
Luoyang | 媽, 媽兒 | |
Wanrong | 嬤 | |
Wanrong (Ronghe) | 媽 | |
Shangqiu | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Yuanyang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Zhengzhou | 媽, 娘 | |
Lingbao | 媽, 娘 | |
Baihe | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Hanzhong | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
Xi'an | 媽 | |
Baoji | 母親, 媽, 娘 | |
Yinchuan | 媽, 母親, 媽媽 | |
Lanzhou | 媽, 媽媽, 老媽 <>, 母親 | |
Dunhuang | 媽媽, 媽 | |
Xining | 阿媽, 媽媽, 姆媽 | |
Hami | 媽媽 | |
Ürümqi | 媽媽, 媽, 老娘 <>, 阿娘 Hui, 阿娘子 used with minorities, 母親 | |
Wuhan | 姆媽, 媽媽, 老娘 <>, 黎山老 slang, 孟子見 dated slang, 娘 | |
Yichang | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘, 大老 | |
Xiangyang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Tianmen | 母親, 媽媽, 娘, 姆媽 | |
Hong'an | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 大, 娘 | |
Chengdu | 媽媽, 媽 | |
Nanchong | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Dazhou | 媽 | |
Hanyuan | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Xichang | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Zigong | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Chongqing | 媽媽, 媽 | |
Guiyang | 媽, 老媽 <>, humorous | |
Zunyi | 母兒, 媽 | |
Bijie | 媽 | |
Liping | 媽 | |
Zhaotong | 媽媽, 嬸嬸 | |
Dali | 阿媽 | |
Kunming | 媽, 媽媽, 母親 | |
Mengzi | 媽媽 | |
Guilin | 媽媽 | |
Liuzhou | 阿媽, 媽, 娘老 <>, 老媽子 <>, 娘, 母親 | |
Jishou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
Changde | 姆媽 | |
Anqing | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Xuzhou | 媽媽, 娘, 大兒, 母親 | |
Fuyang | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
Wuhu | 媽媽, 姆媽 | |
Yangzhou | 媽媽, 姆媽, 老娘 <>, 母親 | |
Lianyungang | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Lianshui | 母親, 媽 | |
Nanjing | 媽, 姆媽, 娘 | |
Hefei | 媽, 媽爺 | |
Nantong | 姆媽, 娘嬭 dated, 母親 | |
Malaysia | 媽媽, 媽 | |
Singapore | 媽媽, 媽, 老媽 <> | |
Mae Salong (Lancang) | 阿媽, 媽媽 | |
Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 媽 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
Hong Kong | 媽咪, 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽打, 老母 <>, 老媽子 <> | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿媽, 阿奶, 老母 <> | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 媽, 阿媽 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿奶, 阿仔 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿奶 | |
Macau | 阿媽, 媽咪, 老母 <> | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿奶, 阿嬸, 老母 <> | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿奶, 阿嫂, 阿嬸, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
Foshan | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿嬸, 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 阿娘, 老母 <> | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿媽, 阿家, 老母 <> | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿媽, 老母 <>, 母親 <> | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Taishan | 阿媽, 媽, 老母 <> | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Dongguan | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿姐, 媽媽 childish, 媽咪 childish, 老母 <>, 老乸 <>, Changping | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿大, 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
Shaoguan | 阿媽, 老母 | |
Yunfu | 老母, 阿媽 | |
Yangjiang | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿奶 <> | |
Xinyi | 阿媽, 老母 <> | |
Lianjiang | 阿媽, 老母, 媽媽 | |
Nanning | 媽媽, 阿媽, 媽, 老乸 <>, 老娘 <>, 老媽子 <> | |
Hepu (Lianzhou) | 媽媽, 阿奶, 阿嬸, 俺乸 <> | |
Hepu (Shatian) | 媽媽 | |
Beihai | 媽媽, 老奶 <> | |
Beihai (Nankang) | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿娘 <> | |
Beihai (Yingpan) | 媽媽, 阿媽, 阿嬸, 老媽 <> | |
Danzhou | 母 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿媽, 媽咪, 老媽子 <> | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
Gan | Nanchang | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
Lichuan | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
Pingxiang | 姆媽, 娘老子 <> | |
Hakka | Meixian | 阿姆, 阿嫲, 哀仔 <> |
Xingning | 阿媽, 哀哩 <> | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿媽, 阿奶 <> | |
Huidong (Daling) | 阿姆, 媽 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> | |
Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆 | |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆, 哀哩 | |
Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿媽, 阿姆 | |
Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿娘 | |
Wuhua (Meilin) | 嫲, 阿嫲 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿媽 | |
Wengyuan | 哀子, 阿姆 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿姆, 哀子 <> | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿姆, 阿嬸 | |
Liannan | 姆, 媽 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姆 | |
Jiexi | 阿姆 | |
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿奶 | |
Changting | 姆媽, 姆娓, 哀哩 <> | |
Wuping | 姆姆, 依呀, 哀哩 <> | |
Wuping (Yanqian) | 哀哩 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 姆, 哀子 <> | |
Liancheng | 姆, 哀 <> | |
Ninghua | 姆媽, 母 | |
Yudu | 姆, 媽媽, 媽 | |
Ningdu | 姐 | |
Ruijin | 姆媽, 哀 <>, 乳子 <> | |
Shicheng | 姆媽, 哀 <> | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 嫫, 姐佬 <> | |
Tonggu (Sandu) | 姆㜷 | |
Ganzhou (Panlong) | 嬤 | |
Dayu | 姐佬, 姆姆 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姆, 唔媽, 哀仔 <> | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姆, 哀 <> | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿依, 哀仔 <> | |
Hong Kong | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> | |
Yangxi (Tangkou) | 奶 | |
Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿媽 | |
Xinyi (Sihe) | 老母, 老哀, 阿媽 | |
Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿媽, 哀子 | |
Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿媽 | |
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿嬸, 阿奶, 阿嫂, 阿媽 | |
Huazhou (Xin'an) | 哀子 | |
Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿媽, 哀子, 阿奶 | |
Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿媽, 哀 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 娘, 嫂 | |
Luchuan | 阿姆 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿姆 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 阿媽 | |
Singkawang | 阿姆 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 姆, 娘 <> |
Shexian | 姆媽, 媽媽, 阿姨 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 媽, 媽媽 |
Yangyuan | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
Datong | 母親, 媽 | |
Xinzhou | 波哇, 波波呀, 呀波呀, 波, 波波 | |
Lishi | 母親, 媽 | |
Linfen | 媽 | |
Changzhi | 娘, 媽 | |
Linhe | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 | |
Jining | 媽媽 | |
Hohhot | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Erenhot | 母親, 媽媽 | |
Pingshan | 母親, 娘 | |
Zhangjiakou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 | |
Handan | 母親, 娘 | |
Linzhou | 娘 | |
Suide | 媽 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 依呀, 媽媽, 奶 <> |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依媽, 依奶, 娘嬭 <> |
Fuqing | 奶, 依奶, 媽媽, 依娜, 娘嬭 <> | |
Matsu | 依奶, 娘嬭 <> | |
Singapore (Fuqing) | 媽媽 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿母, 阿母仔, 母仔, 阿媽, 阿娘, 老母 <>, 娘嬭 <> |
Xiamen (Tong'an) | 老母 <>, 俺母仔 | |
Quanzhou | 阿母, 母仔, 阿娘, 老母 <> | |
Zhangzhou | 阿母, 母仔, 咉奶, 嘔傴 euphemistic, 老母 <>, 娘嬭 <> | |
Taipei | 阿母, 阿娘, 媽媽, 老母 <> | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿母, 阿娘, 姨仔, 老母 <> | |
Kaohsiung | 卡桑, 阿母仔, 老母 <> | |
Yilan | 阿母, 阿娘, 老母 <> | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 阿母, 阿娘, 姨仔, 老母 <> | |
Taichung | 媽媽, 阿母, 老母 <> | |
Tainan | 歐卡桑, 阿母, 俺娘仔, 娘嬭, 老母 <> | |
Hsinchu | 媽媽, 阿娘, 阿母, 老母 <> | |
Kinmen | 俺娘仔, 老母 <>, 俺母 <> | |
Penghu (Magong) | 阿母, 老母 <> | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 阿母, 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽, 老母 <> | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿母, 老母 <> | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 媽媽, 媽, 阿母, 母仔, 老母 <> | |
Chaozhou | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿姈, 阿嬡 <> | |
Shantou | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 阿姈, 阿母, 嬡 <>, 母 <> | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽, 嬡 <>, 母 <> | |
Jieyang | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 阿娘, 阿姈 | |
Haifeng | 媽, 媽媽, 阿媽 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽 <> | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 母 <> | |
Leizhou | 嬭, 嫂 dated, 姨 dated, 母 <>, 尼母 <>, 尼姨 <>, dated, 尼嫂 <>, dated | |
Haikou | 阿媽, 阿姐, 阿娘 dated, 阿嫂 dated, 母 <> | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 媽, 老母 <> |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 媽, 阿嫂, 阿嬸, 阿媼 dated, 老娘 <> |
Binyang | 母親, 嬸 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 媽媽, 姆媽, 娘 <> |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
Suzhou | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
Danyang | 媽, 娘 | |
Hangzhou | 姆媽, 媽媽, 娘 <> | |
Ningbo | 阿姆, 姆媽, 阿娘 <>, 老娘 <> | |
Wenzhou | 阿媽, 阿奶, 奶 | |
Jinhua | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
Xiang | Changsha | 媽媽, 姆媽, 娘老子, 娘 <> |
Loudi | 依爺, 姆媽, 娘老子, 娘 <> | |
Shuangfeng | 姆媽, 娘 <> | |
Note | <> - non-face-to-face |
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum (non-face-to-face)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 母, 娘 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 母親 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
Taiwan | 媽媽, 媽 | |
Tianjin | 媽媽 | |
Harbin | 媽, 媽媽 | |
Shenyang | 媽媽 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 媽 | |
Jinan | 媽, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Wanrong | 嬤 | |
Wanrong (Ronghe) | 媽 | |
Xi'an | 媽 | |
Yinchuan | 媽 | |
Lanzhou | 媽, 老媽 | |
Xining | 阿媽, 媽媽, 姆媽 | |
Ürümqi | 老娘 | |
Wuhan | 姆媽, 媽媽, 老娘, 黎山老 slang, 孟子見 dated slang | |
Chengdu | 媽媽, 媽 | |
Guiyang | 媽, 老媽 humorous | |
Kunming | 媽媽 | |
Liuzhou | 媽, 阿媽, 娘老, 老媽子 | |
Xuzhou | 媽媽, 娘, 大兒 | |
Yangzhou | 媽媽, 姆媽, 老娘 | |
Nanjing | 媽, 姆媽, 娘 | |
Hefei | 媽, 媽爺 | |
Nantong | 娘嬭 | |
Singapore | 媽媽, 老媽, 媽 | |
Mae Salong (Lancang) | 阿媽, 媽媽 | |
Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 媽 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老母, 阿媽 |
Hong Kong | 老母, 老媽子, 阿媽, 媽咪, 媽媽, 媽打 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 老母, 阿奶 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 阿媽, 媽 | |
Macau | 老母 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老母 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老母 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老母 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老母 | |
Foshan | 老母 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老母 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 老母 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 老母 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老母, 母親 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老母 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 老母 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 老母 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老母 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老母 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老母 | |
Taishan | 老母, 媽 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 老母 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 老母 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 老母 | |
Dongguan | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿姐, 老母, 老乸 Changping, 媽媽 childish, 媽咪 childish | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老母 | |
Shaoguan | 老母 | |
Yunfu | 老母 | |
Yangjiang | 阿奶 | |
Xinyi | 老母 | |
Nanning | 媽, 老乸 | |
Hepu (Lianzhou) | 俺乸 | |
Beihai | 老奶 | |
Beihai (Nankang) | 阿娘 | |
Beihai (Yingpan) | 老媽, 阿嬸 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老媽子 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 老母, 阿媽 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 姆媽, 娘 |
Lichuan | 娘, 家母 | |
Pingxiang | 姆媽, 娘老子 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 阿姆, 阿媽, 哀仔 |
Xingning | 哀哩, 阿媽 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿奶 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 阿姆, 媽 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿姆 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿姆 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿姆 | |
Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆 | |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆, 哀哩 | |
Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿媽, 阿姆 | |
Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿娘 | |
Wuhua (Meilin) | 阿嫲 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 哀子 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿姆 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姆 | |
Changting | 哀哩 | |
Wuping | 哀哩 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 哀子 | |
Liancheng | 哀 | |
Ninghua | 姆媽 | |
Ruijin | 哀, 乳子 | |
Shicheng | 哀 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 姐佬 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 哀仔 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 哀仔 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 哀仔 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 哀 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 哀仔 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 哀 | |
Hong Kong | 阿姆 | |
Singkawang | 哀 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 姆, 娘 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 媽媽, 媽 |
Xinzhou | 波, 波波 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 奶 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 娘嬭 |
Fuqing | 娘嬭 | |
Matsu | 娘嬭 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 老母, 娘嬭, 阿娘 |
Xiamen (Tong'an) | 老母 | |
Quanzhou | 老母, 阿娘 | |
Zhangzhou | 老母, 娘嬭 | |
Taipei | 老母 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 老母 | |
Kaohsiung | 老母 | |
Yilan | 老母 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 老母 | |
Taichung | 老母, 媽媽 | |
Tainan | 老母 | |
Hsinchu | 老母 | |
Kinmen | 老母, 俺母 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 老母 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 老母 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 老母 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 老母 | |
Chaozhou | 阿嬡 | |
Shantou | 嬡, 母, 阿嬡, 阿姈, 阿母 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 嬡, 母 | |
Haifeng | 媽, 媽媽 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽, 媽 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 母 | |
Leizhou | 嬭, 母, 尼母, 尼姨 dated, 尼嫂 dated | |
Haikou | 母 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 老母 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 媽, 老娘, 嫂, 嬸, 阿媼 dated |
Binyang | 母親, 嬸 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 娘 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 娘 | |
Suzhou | 娘, 姆媽 | |
Danyang | 媽, 娘 | |
Hangzhou | 姆媽, 媽媽, 娘 | |
Ningbo | 阿娘, 老娘 | |
Wenzhou | 阿媽, 阿奶, 奶 | |
Jinhua | 娘 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 媽媽, 娘, 姆媽, 娘老子 |
Loudi | 依爺, 姆媽, 娘, 娘老子 | |
Shuangfeng | 姆媽, 娘 |
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 祖母 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 祖母 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 奶奶, 奶 |
Taiwan | 奶奶, 阿嬤 | |
Tianjin | 奶奶 | |
Harbin | 奶奶, 奶 | |
Shenyang | 奶奶 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 婆, 婆婆 | |
Qingdao | 奶奶 | |
Jinan | 奶奶 | |
Luoyang | 奶奶, 奶 | |
Wanrong | 娘 | |
Zhengzhou | 奶奶, 奶 | |
Xi'an | 奶, 婆 suburbs, 拿拿 Hui | |
Yinchuan | 奶奶 | |
Lanzhou | 奶奶 | |
Xining | 奶奶 | |
Ürümqi | 奶奶, 阿奶 Hui | |
Wuhan | 太, 奶奶, 婆婆 dated | |
Huanggang | 婆婆 | |
Chengdu | 婆婆, 奶奶 | |
Guiyang | 太太, 奶奶, 老太太 | |
Kunming | 奶, 奶奶 | |
Guilin | 奶奶 | |
Liuzhou | 婆, 奶, 阿奶 | |
Shanglin (Sanli) | 婆 | |
Xuzhou | 奶奶 | |
Yangzhou | 奶奶, 太太 dated | |
Nanjing | 奶奶, 奶 | |
Hefei | 奶奶 | |
Nantong | 奶奶 | |
Singapore | 奶奶 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 奶奶, 阿奶 | |
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 拿拿 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿嫲 |
Hong Kong | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 阿嫲, 嫲 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿婆 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿婆 | |
Macau | 阿嫲 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿嫲 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿嫲 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿嫲 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
Foshan | 阿嫲 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿人 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 阿人 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿嫲 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿婆 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿婆 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 阿婆 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿婆 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿婆 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿婆 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿婆 | |
Taishan | 阿人 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿人 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 阿人 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 阿嫲 | |
Dongguan | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲, 阿婆 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿媽, 阿嫲 | |
Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 阿婆 | |
Qingyuan | 阿婆 | |
Fogang | 阿嫲 | |
Yingde (Hanguang) | 阿嫲 | |
Yangshan | 阿婆 | |
Lianshan (Butian) | 吾妣 | |
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 阿婆 | |
Shaoguan | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
Renhua | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
Lechang | 阿嫲 | |
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 阿嫲, 阿奶 | |
Sihui | 阿婆 | |
Guangning | 阿婆 | |
Deqing | 阿婆, 阿奶 | |
Huaiji | 阿婆 | |
Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 婆 | |
Yunfu | 阿奶 | |
Xinxing | 阿娘 | |
Luoding | 阿嫲 | |
Yunan (Pingtai) | 阿嫲 | |
Yangjiang | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
Xinyi | 阿婆 | |
Maoming (Xinpo) | 阿婆 | |
Lianjiang | 阿嫲 | |
Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 奶, 阿奶 | |
Nanning | 阿婆, 婆, 奶奶 | |
Wuzhou | 阿嫲 | |
Yulin | 阿婆 | |
Hepu (Lianzhou) | 阿嫲 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 婆婆, 奶奶, 奶子 |
Lichuan | 姆媽 | |
Pingxiang | 婆婆 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 阿婆 |
Xingning | 阿婆 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 阿婆 | |
Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 阿婆 | |
Huiyang | 阿婆 | |
Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 阿嫲, 阿婆 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 阿婆 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿婆 | |
Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 阿婆 | |
Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿婆 | |
Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 阿婆 | |
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 阿婆 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿婆 | |
Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿婆 | |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿婆 | |
Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿婆 | |
Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿婆 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 祖婆 | |
Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 阿婆 | |
Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 阿濟 | |
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 阿濟 | |
Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
Wengyuan | 阿婆 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 娭姐 | |
Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 阿嫲 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿婆 | |
Liannan | 阿婆 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 阿婆 | |
Jiexi | 阿婆 | |
Luhe | 阿婆 | |
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿嬤 | |
Changting | 娭姐 | |
Wuping | 娭姐 | |
Wuping (Yanqian) | 娭姐 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 阿婆 | |
Liancheng | 阿姐, 媽 | |
Ninghua | 媽媽 | |
Yudu | 婆婆, 婆, 婆奶 | |
Ningdu | 婆婆 | |
Ruijin | 奶奶, 奶 | |
Shicheng | 婆 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 奶奶, 阿奶 | |
Tonggu (Sandu) | 姐姐 | |
Ganzhou (Panlong) | 奶奶 | |
Dayu | 奶奶 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿婆 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿婆, 阿嬤 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿婆 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿婆, 阿奶 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿嬤, 阿婆 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿媽 | |
Hong Kong | 阿婆 | |
Yangxi (Tangkou) | 阿婆 | |
Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿婆 | |
Xinyi (Sihe) | 阿婆 | |
Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿婆 | |
Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿婆 | |
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿婆 | |
Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿婆 | |
Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿婆 | |
Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿婆, 阿媽 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 婆 | |
Luchuan | 阿婆 | |
Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿婆 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿婆 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 阿婆 | |
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 阿媽 | |
Singkawang | 阿婆 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 婦, 阿婦 |
Shexian | 奶奶, 老姨 | |
Tunxi | 老婄, 婄 | |
Xiuning | 阿婄, 婄, 奶兒, 阿奶 | |
Yixian | 老婦兒 | |
Qimen | 嫗兒, 娪娭 | |
Wuyuan | 婆婆 | |
Fuliang | 媽媽 | |
Dexing | 娘 | |
Jingde | 奶奶 | |
Shitai (Xianyu) | 奶奶 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 奶奶 |
Pingyao | 娘娘 | |
Xinzhou | 娘娘啊, 呀娘, 娘娘 | |
Linhe | 娘娘 | |
Hohhot | 奶奶 | |
Dongsheng | 娘娘 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 奶奶, 媽媽 |
Jian'ou (Dikou) | 阿媽 | |
Songxi | 嫲老 | |
Zhenghe | 媽老 | |
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 阿老 | |
Jianyang | 媽媽 | |
Wuyishan | 媽媽 | |
Pucheng (Shibei) | 媽媽, 阿大 | |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依媽 |
Changle | 依媽 | |
Fuqing | 阿媽, 媽 | |
Yongtai | 依媽 | |
Gutian | 媽 | |
Fu'an | 婆 | |
Ningde | 婆 | |
Shouning | 阿婆 | |
Zhouning | 阿婆 | |
Fuding | 阿媽 | |
Matsu | 依媽 | |
Singapore (Fuqing) | 阿媽 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 |
Xiamen (Tong'an) | 俺媽, 阿媽 | |
Quanzhou | 阿媽, 引媽, 媽仔, 內媽 | |
Jinjiang | 俺媽, 引媽 | |
Yongchun | 阿媽, 媽 | |
Zhangzhou | 阿媽, 咉媽, 內媽 | |
Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 媽 | |
Zhao'an | 媽 | |
Dongshan | 阿媽 | |
Taipei | 阿媽, 內媽 GT | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿媽 | |
Kaohsiung | 阿媽 | |
Yilan | 阿媽 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 阿媽, 俺媽 | |
Taichung | 阿媽 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿媽 | |
Tainan | 阿媽 | |
Taitung | 阿媽 | |
Hsinchu | 阿媽 | |
Kinmen | 俺媽 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 阿媽 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 媽 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 俺媽, 阿媽, 引媽 | |
Longyan | 媽 | |
Zhangping | 媽 | |
Zhangping (Yongfu) | 俺媽 | |
Datian | 阿媽 | |
Pingnan (Shangdu) | 阿媽, 媽 | |
Chaozhou | 阿媽 | |
Shantou | 阿媽 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽 | |
Jieyang | 阿媽 | |
Haifeng | 媽, 阿媽 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿媽 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽 | |
Leizhou | 尼奶, 尼媽, 奶, 媽 | |
Wenchang | 奶, 婆 | |
Haikou | 阿媽 face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face, 媽 non-face-to-face, 婆 non-face-to-face | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿婆 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 阿媽 |
Xianyou | 阿媽 | |
Min Zhong | Yong'an | 俺媽 |
Sanyuan | 婆媽 | |
Shaxian | 俺媽 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 婆 |
Sanxiang | 婆, 阿婆 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶, 阿奶, 奶奶, 太婆 |
Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 奶奶 |
Shehua | Fu'an | 阿婆 |
Fuding | 阿嫲 | |
Luoyuan | 阿嫲 | |
Sanming | 阿嫲 | |
Shunchang | 阿婆 | |
Hua'an | 阿婆 | |
Guixi (Zhangping) | 阿婆 | |
Cangnan | 嫲 | |
Jingning | 姐 | |
Lishui | 姐 | |
Longyou | 阿姐 | |
Chaozhou | 姐 | |
Fengshun | 姐 | |
Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 婆 |
Wu | Shanghai | 爾奶, 阿奶, 奶奶 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 裡婆, 親婆, 婆, 阿婆, 婆阿 | |
Suzhou | 好婆, 好親婆, 親婆 | |
Wuxi | 親娘 | |
Danyang | 嫚嫚 | |
Hangzhou | 奶奶 | |
Ningbo | 阿娘 | |
Wenzhou | 娘娘, 祖婆, 祖婆娘, 阿娘 | |
Jinhua | 媽媽 | |
Jinhua (Tangxi) | 媽媽 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 娭毑 |
Xiangtan | 娭毑 | |
Loudi | 佳婆, 奶奶 | |
Shuangfeng | 奶奶 | |
Quanzhou | 奶奶 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular 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 |
Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 伯母 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伯母 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 大媽 |
Taiwan | 伯母 | |
Harbin | 大娘 | |
Shenyang | 大娘 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 大媽 | |
Jinan | 大娘 | |
Luoyang | 大媽, 大娘 | |
Wanrong | 娘, 親嬤, 大大 | |
Wanrong (Ronghe) | 嬤 | |
Xi'an | 媽媽 | |
Yinchuan | 大媽, 親媽 Hui | |
Lanzhou | 禡禡 | |
Ürümqi | 嬸嬸 | |
Wuhan | 女伯伯, 伯媽, 伯伯 | |
Chengdu | 伯娘, 伯母 | |
Guiyang | 伯媽 | |
Liuzhou | 伯媽, 伯娘 | |
Xuzhou | 大娘 | |
Yangzhou | 大媽媽 | |
Nanjing | 大媽 | |
Hefei | 大大 | |
Nantong | 嬤嬤 | |
Singapore | 伯母 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 伯娘 |
Hong Kong | 伯娘 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 伯娘 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 伯娘, 伯母 face-to-face | |
Macau | 伯母 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 伯娘 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿娘 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿因 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿娘, 伯娘 face-to-face | |
Foshan | 伯母 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿娘 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 伯娘 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 伯娘 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 伯母 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 伯母 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 伯母 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿姆 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 伯姆 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿姆 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿姆 | |
Taishan | 阿姆, 姆 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿姆 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 伯娘 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 阿姆 face-to-face, 伯姆 non-face-to-face | |
Dongguan | 伯娘 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿娘 | |
Yangjiang | 阿姆 | |
Xinyi | 伯奶 | |
Nanning | 伯母, 伯娘 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 伯母 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 伯娘 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 母娘, 伯娘 |
Lichuan | 大娘, 大兒 | |
Pingxiang | 姆姆 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 伯姆 |
Xingning | 阿劃 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 伯娘, 阿娘 face-to-face | |
Huidong (Daling) | 阿娘 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿娘 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 伯母 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿娘 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 伯姆 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 伯姆 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姆 | |
Changting | 伯姆 | |
Wuping | 伯姆 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 伯姆 | |
Liancheng | 伯姆 | |
Ninghua | 姐姐 | |
Yudu | 伯奶, 奶奶 | |
Ruijin | 娭娭 | |
Shicheng | 姐姐 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 姐姐 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 伯姆 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 伯姆 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 伯姆 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 伯姆 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 伯姆 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 伯㜷 | |
Hong Kong | 阿娘, 伯娘 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿娘, 伯娘 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 阿娘 | |
Singkawang | 伯姆 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 媽媽, 媽 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 媽媽, 媽, 大娘 |
Xinzhou | 伯娘, 伯娘啊 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 伯奶, 奶奶 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依姆, 姆姆 |
Fuqing | 姆 | |
Matsu | 依姆 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿姆, 姆仔, 姆 |
Quanzhou | 阿姆, 姆仔, 姆 | |
Zhangzhou | 阿姆, 姆 | |
Kaohsiung | 阿姆 | |
Yilan | 阿姆 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 阿姆 | |
Taichung | 阿姆 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿姆 | |
Tainan | 阿姆 | |
Taitung | 阿姆 | |
Hsinchu | 阿姆 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 阿姆 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 阿姆, 姆 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿姆 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 阿姆 | |
Chaozhou | 阿姆 | |
Shantou | 阿姆, 姆姆 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿姆 | |
Jieyang | 阿姆, 姆 | |
Haifeng | 姆 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿姆 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿姆 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 阿姆 | |
Leizhou | 姆, 尼姆 | |
Wenchang | 伯姩 | |
Haikou | 伯姩 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 伯姩 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 伯母 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 伯娘 |
Wu | Shanghai | 大媽媽, 大姆媽 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 媽媽 | |
Suzhou | 姆娒 | |
Danyang | 娘娘 | |
Hangzhou | 大媽媽, 大姆媽 | |
Ningbo | 阿姆 | |
Wenzhou | 阿嬤 | |
Jinhua | 姆媽 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 伯媽, 伯伯 |
Loudi | 伯唧 | |
Shuangfeng | 伯基 |
Dialectal synonyms of 嬸母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 嬸母, 叔母 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 嬸兒, 嬸子, 嬸兒媽 |
Taiwan | 嬸嬸 | |
Ulanhot | 嬸兒 | |
Tongliao | 嬸兒 | |
Chifeng | 嬸子 | |
Bayanhot | 嬸嬸, 媽, 小嬸 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 嬸兒 | |
Harbin | 嬸子, 嬸兒 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 嬸 | |
Jinan | 嬸子 | |
Luoyang | 嬸子, 嬸兒, 嬸兒嬸兒 | |
Wanrong | 嬸嬸 | |
Wanrong (Ronghe) | 親媽, 花媽 | |
Zhengzhou | 嬸兒, 嬸 | |
Xi'an | 娘, 芽芽 Hui | |
Yinchuan | 嬸嬸 | |
Lanzhou | 嬸嬸 | |
Xining | 嬸子 | |
Ürümqi | 嬸嬸 | |
Wuhan | 嬸娘, 娘, 娘娘 | |
Chengdu | 嬸嬸, 嬸娘 | |
Guiyang | 嬸嬸 | |
Kunming | 嬸嬸 | |
Guilin | 嬸嬸 | |
Liuzhou | 嬸娘, 阿嬸, 嬸 | |
Xuzhou | 嬸子, 嬸兒 | |
Yangzhou | 娘娘, 嬸娘, 嬸嬸 | |
Nanjing | 嬸嬸, 娘 | |
Hefei | 嬸嫫 | |
Nantong | 嬸嬸 | |
Singapore | 嬸嬸 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 嬸嬸 | |
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 芽芽 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿嬸 |
Hong Kong | 阿嬸, 嬸嬸 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿嬸, 嬸仔 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 阿嬸, 嬸, 叔母 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 叔姆仔 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿嬸 | |
Macau | 阿嬸, 叔母 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿嬸 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿嬸 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿嬸 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿嬸 | |
Foshan | 阿嬸 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿嬸 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 阿嬸 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿嬸 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿嬸 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 叔母 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 阿嬸, 叔母 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿嬸 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿嬸 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿嬸 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿嬸 | |
Taishan | 阿嬸, 嬸 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿嬸 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 阿嬸 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 阿嬸 | |
Dongguan | 阿嬸, 嬸娘, 嬸 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿嬸 | |
Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 阿嬸 | |
Shaoguan | 阿嬸 | |
Yunfu | 阿嬸 | |
Yangjiang | 阿嬸 | |
Xinyi | 阿嬸 | |
Lianjiang | 阿嬸 | |
Nanning | 阿嬸, 嬸 | |
Wuzhou | 阿嬸 | |
Yulin | 叔婆 | |
Hepu (Lianzhou) | 嬸婆 | |
Danzhou | 細娘 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿嬸 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿嬸 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 阿嬸 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 嬸娘, 嬸子, 嬸, 嬸嬸 |
Lichuan | 嬸嬸 | |
Pingxiang | 嬸嬸, 嬸老子 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 叔姆 |
Xingning | 娘娘 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 阿嬸 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 叔姆 | |
Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 叔姆 | |
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 阿嬸 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿嬸 | |
Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿嬸 | |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿嬸 | |
Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿娘 | |
Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿娘 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 嬸娘 | |
Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 嬸娘 | |
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 娘 | |
Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 阿娘 | |
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 嬸 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 叔姆 | |
Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 阿嬸 | |
Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 阿娘 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿嬸 | |
Liannan | 阿嬸 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 阿嬸 | |
Jiexi | 叔姆 | |
Changting | 叔姆 | |
Wuping | 叔姆 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 叔姆子 | |
Liancheng | 叔姆 | |
Ninghua | 嬸子, 嬸嬸 | |
Yudu | 叔母, 母母 | |
Ruijin | 嫫嫫 | |
Shicheng | 嬸 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 嫫嫫 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 叔姆 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 叔姆, 姆姆, 嬭若 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 叔姆, 阿嬸 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 叔姆, 阿叔姆 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 叔姆, 阿嬸 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿嬸 | |
Hong Kong | 叔姆 | |
Luchuan | 嬸 | |
Luchuan (Daqiao) | 嬸娘 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿嬸 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 阿嬸 | |
Singkawang | 叔姆 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 嬸嬸, 嬸 |
Shexian | 嬸 | |
Tunxi | 嬸兒 | |
Xiuning | 阿嬸 | |
Yixian | 媽兒, 新人媽兒 | |
Qimen | 姆 | |
Wuyuan | 嬸娘 | |
Fuliang | 嬸嬸 | |
Dexing | 嬸 | |
Shitai (Xianyu) | 嬸嬸 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 嬸嬸 |
Pingyao | 嬸嬸 | |
Taibus (Baochang) | 嬸嬸 | |
Linhe | 二媽 | |
Jining | 嬸嬸 | |
Hohhot | 嬸嬸 | |
Baotou | 嬸嬸 | |
Dongsheng | 二媽 | |
Haibowan | 嬸子 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 嬸仔, 嬸嬸 |
Jian'ou (Dikou) | 阿嬸 | |
Songxi | 嬸仔 | |
Zhenghe | 嬸嫲 | |
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 阿嬸 | |
Jianyang | 嬸仔 | |
Wuyishan | 嬸仔 | |
Pucheng (Shibei) | 嬸仔 | |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 家嬸, 依嬸 |
Changle | 依嬸 | |
Fuqing | 嬸, 依嬸, 阿嬸 | |
Yongtai | 家嬸 | |
Gutian | 家嬸 | |
Fu'an | 嬸 | |
Ningde | 母嬸 | |
Shouning | 嬸奶 | |
Zhouning | 阿嬸 | |
Fuding | 阿嬸 | |
Matsu | 依嬸 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿嬸, 嬸 |
Quanzhou | 阿嬸, 嬸 | |
Jinjiang | 嬸婆, 阿嬸 | |
Anxi | 嬸 | |
Yongchun | 嬸 | |
Dehua | 阿嬸 | |
Zhangzhou | 阿嬸, 阿姆 | |
Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 嬸, 姆 | |
Dongshan | 嬸仔, 嬸 | |
Taipei | 阿嬸 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿嬸 | |
Kaohsiung | 阿嬸 | |
Yilan | 阿嬸 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 阿嬸 | |
Taichung | 阿嬸 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿嬸 | |
Tainan | 阿嬸 | |
Taitung | 阿嬸 | |
Hsinchu | 阿嬸 | |
Kinmen | 阿嬸 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 阿嬸 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 阿嬸, 嬸 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿嬸 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 阿嬸 | |
Longyan | 姆仔 | |
Zhangping | 姆 | |
Zhangping (Yongfu) | 姆仔 | |
Datian | 阿嬸仔 | |
Pingnan (Shangdu) | 阿姆, 姆 | |
Chaozhou | 阿嬸 | |
Shantou | 阿嬸 | |
Haifeng | 嬸 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿嬸 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿嬸 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 阿嬸 | |
Leizhou | 尼嬸, 嬸 | |
Wenchang | 嬸姩, 阿姩 | |
Haikou | 嬸姩 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 阿嬸 |
Xianyou | 阿嬸 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 叔母 |
Sanxiang | 叔母, 阿母 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 嬸, 嬸娘 |
Shehua | Fu'an | 叔婆 |
Fuding | 阿嬤 | |
Luoyuan | 阿嬤 | |
Sanming | 叔婆 | |
Shunchang | 叔嬤仔 | |
Guixi (Zhangping) | 嬤嬤 | |
Cangnan | 嬤 | |
Jingning | 細嬤 | |
Lishui | 阿嬤 | |
Longyou | 阿嬤 | |
Chaozhou | 嬸 | |
Fengshun | 阿嬸 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 嬸嬸, 嬸娘, 嬸媽 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 嬸娘, 嬸媽 | |
Suzhou | 嬸嬸, 阿嬸, 嬸娒, 嬸娘 | |
Wuxi | 嬸嬸, 嬸娘 | |
Danyang | 嬸嬸 | |
Hangzhou | 嬸娘, 阿姨 | |
Ningbo | 阿嬸 | |
Wenzhou | 阿嬸 | |
Jinhua | 嬸, 嬸兒, 嬸兒嬸兒 | |
Jinhua (Tangxi) | 嬸嬸, 嬸 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 嬸嬸, 嬸子 |
Xiangtan | 嬸唧 | |
Loudi | 嬸唧 | |
Shuangfeng | 嬸唧 | |
Quanzhou | 嬸娘, 嬸 |
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姑母 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒 |
Taiwan | 姑姑 | |
Harbin | 姑, 姑姑 | |
Shenyang | 姑姑 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 姑 | |
Jinan | 姑姑, 姑 | |
Luoyang | 姑 | |
Wanrong | 姑 | |
Wanrong (Ronghe) | 姑 | |
Xi'an | 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡ | |
Yinchuan | 姑媽 | |
Lanzhou | 娘娘 | |
Xining | 娘娘 | |
Ürümqi | 姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡ | |
Wuhan | 姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated | |
Chengdu | 姑媽 §, 娘娘 | |
Guiyang | 姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠ | |
Kunming | 姑媽 §, 娘 ≠ | |
Liuzhou | 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Xuzhou | 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒 | |
Yangzhou | 娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest | |
Nanjing | 姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡ | |
Hefei | 姑佬, 佬佬, 佬 | |
Nantong | 姑媽 † | |
Singapore | 姑姑 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
Hong Kong | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Macau | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡ | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Foshan | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 姑姐 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿姑 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿姑 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿姑 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿姑 | |
Taishan | 阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡ | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿姑 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 阿姑 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Dongguan | 阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡ | |
Shaoguan | 姑媽, 姑姐 | |
Yunfu | 阿姑 | |
Yangjiang | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Xinyi | 阿姑 | |
Lianjiang | 𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 姑媽, 姑姐 ≠ | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 姑媽 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘 |
Lichuan | 姑 | |
Pingxiang | 姑娘 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 阿姑 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿姑 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 大姑 †, 細姑 ‡ | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姑 | |
Yudu | 姑姑, 姑姊 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姑 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姑 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姑 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姑 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姑 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿姑 | |
Hong Kong | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 阿姑 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 姑, 姑姑 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 姑姑, 姑媽 |
Xinzhou | 姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊 ¶ | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 姑姑 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡ |
Fuqing | 姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Matsu | 依姑 | |
Singapore (Fuqing) | 姑姑 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿姑 |
Quanzhou | 阿姑 | |
Zhangzhou | 阿姑 | |
Kaohsiung | 阿姑 | |
Yilan | 阿姑 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 阿姑 | |
Taichung | 阿姑 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿姑 | |
Tainan | 阿姑 | |
Taitung | 阿姑 | |
Hsinchu | 阿姑 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 阿姑 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 阿姑 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿姑 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 阿姑, 姑姑 | |
Chaozhou | 阿姑 | |
Shantou | 阿姑 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
Leizhou | 姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡ | |
Wenchang | 姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡ | |
Haikou | 姑母 ∅, 阿姑 ¶ | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 姑母 †, 姑 ‡ |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑母 †, 姑 ‡ |
Wu | Shanghai | 娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡ |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 姑娘 | |
Suzhou | 嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡ | |
Danyang | 親嫚 | |
Hangzhou | 乾娘 | |
Ningbo | 姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
Wenzhou | 阿娘 | |
Jinhua | 娘娘, 姑 ∅ | |
Xiang | Changsha | 姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡ |
Loudi | 大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡ | |
Shuangfeng | 大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡ | |
Note | † - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face |
Pronunciation 2
Noun
阿娘
- (Min Nan, dated) mistress (a female master)
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) A term of address used by a maidservant for the mistress.
- (Malaysia and Singapore Teochew, slang) beautiful young woman
Pronoun
阿娘
- (Min Nan, dated, in love songs) you (female singular)
Verb
阿娘
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) to assume the behaviour of a young rich lady
Descendants
→ English: Ah Nia