八婆
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Chinese
| eight | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (八婆) | 八 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(八婆) | 八 | 婆 | |
Etymology
Unknown, perhaps from Cantonese 八卦 (baat3 gwaa3, “to gossip”) + 婆 (po4, “woman”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bapó
- Wade–Giles: pa1-pʻo2
- Yale: bā-pwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bapor
- Palladius: бапо (bapo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baat3 po4
- Yale: baat pòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: baat8 po4
- Guangdong Romanization: bad3 po4
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːt̚³ pʰɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
八婆
- (chiefly Cantonese, colloquial, derogatory) nosey parker; meddling woman; bitch