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(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
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Pronunciation
Noun
番婆
- (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
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- (Hokkien, dated in Northern Min) foreign woman (especially natives of Southeast Asia in Hokkien)
- (Eastern Min, Teochew, dated) foreign wife of an overseas Chinese
- (Philippine Hokkien) local domestic maid; local nanny; local caretaker; local nursemaid
Synonyms
- (foreign woman): (slang) 洋馬／洋马 (yángmǎ); (dialectal Mandarin, Xiang) 洋婆子
- (local domestic maid): (Hokkien) 番仔婆 (hoan-á-pô), 查某𡢃／查某㛠 (cha-bó͘-kán)
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