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Chinese

to make a solemn pact
really and truly; aim; clear
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 
 mother
trad. (結義的娘嬭) 結義 的 娘嬭
simp. (结义的娘妳) 结义 的 娘妳

Pronunciation

Noun

結義的娘嬭

  1. (Puxian Min) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 乾媽 (“godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 乾媽, 乾娘, 義母
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 乾媽, 乾娘
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 乾娘
Wanrong 乾媽
Xi'an 乾媽
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 乾媽
Southwestern Mandarin Guiyang 乾媽
Liuzhou 乾媽, 契媽
Cantonese Guangzhou 契媽
Hong Kong 契媽
Dongguan 契媽
Gan Nanchang 乾娘
Lichuan 契娘
Pingxiang 乾娘
Hakka Meixian 相認哀
Yudu 契姐, 奶媽
Northern Min Jian'ou 老奶
Eastern Min Fuzhou 義奶, 義娘奶
Southern Min Xiamen 契母
Quanzhou 契母
Jinjiang 契母
Zhangzhou 契母
Tainan 契母 GT
Manila (Hokkien) 契母
Shantou 契母, 契哀
Jieyang 契哀
Leizhou 契嬭
Puxian Min Putian 結義的娘嬭
Xianyou 結義的娘嬭
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 契媽, 契娘
Wu Suzhou 乾娘
Hangzhou 乾娘
Xiang Hengyang 乾娘
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

See also

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “结义的娘奶”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 206.
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