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Chinese
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flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
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| trad. (花婆)
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花
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婆
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| simp. #(花婆)
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花
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婆
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Pronunciation
Noun
花婆
- (Southern Min, derogatory) female matchmaker
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) woman brothel-keeper of flower boats
Synonyms
- 伐柯人 (fákērén) (literary)
- 保山 (bǎoshān) (literary)
- 冰人 (bīngrén) (literary)
- 冰媒 (Tianjin Mandarin)
- 媒人 (méirén)
- 媒人姐 (Xiamen Hokkien, honorific, female)
- 媒人婆 (méirénpó) (female)
- 媒人媽／媒人妈 (muòi-nè̤ng-mā) (Eastern Min, female, Hokkien, female)
- 媒人嫲 (mû-nêng-mǎ) (Northern Min, female)
- 媒妁 (méishuò) (literary)
- 媒姨 (bhuê5 i5) (Teochew, female)
- 媒婆 (méipó) (female)
- 紅娘／红娘 (hóngniáng) (chiefly female)
- 紅葉／红叶 (Sichuanese)
- 紅葉公／红叶公 (Sichuanese, male)
- 紅葉婆／红叶婆 (Sichuanese, female)
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