女巫

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Chinese

female; woman; daughter witch; Malay
trad. (女巫) 女 巫
simp. #(女巫) 女 巫
anagram 巫女

Pronunciation

Noun

女巫

  1. (literary) witch; sorceress

Usage notes

In modern times, this term is often associated with witches in Western fairy tales and popular culture.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 巫婆 (“witch; sorceress”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 巫婆, 女巫, 師婆, 師婆子
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 神婆, 神媽媽
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 巫婆兒, 姑娘 young
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 神婆兒, 巫婆兒, 師婆兒
Wanrong 神婆子
Xi'an 神婆子
Xining 神娘娘
Xuzhou 神嬤兒嬤兒
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 神婆子
Ürümqi 神婆子
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 觀仙婆兒, 巫婆
Guiyang 神婆
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 巫婆
Yangzhou 神婆子
Cantonese Guangzhou 神婆
Hong Kong 巫婆
Gan Pingxiang 巫婆
Jin Taiyuan 神婆子
Xinzhou 神婆子
Eastern Min Fuzhou 神媽
Southern Min Xiamen 神姐, 神婆, 紅姨
Quanzhou 神姐, 神婆
Hui'an 揣神婆
Zhangzhou 紅姨
Haikou 神婆
Wu Jinhua 巫三姑娘, 三姊妹, 三姑, 仙姑
Xiang Changsha 巫婆
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