阿婆

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Chinese

phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (阿婆)
simp. #(阿婆)

Pronunciation


Note: nga1 'po2 - only “maternal grandmother”.

Noun

阿婆

  1. (Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Wu) paternal grandmother
  2. (Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, dialectal Wu, Pinghua) maternal grandmother
  3. (Wu) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
  4. (dialectal, honorific) old woman
  5. (Gan) midwife (female only)

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Descendants

  • Macanese: apó