大水婆

Chinese

		flood; sea or river	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (大水婆)		大水	婆
simp. #(大水婆)		大水	婆

Pronunciation

• Puxian Min (Xianyou, Pouseng Ping'ing): dua⁵ zui³ bo²

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• Puxian Min
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: dua⁵ zui³ bo² [Phonetic: dua⁵ lui¹ bho²]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tua²¹ ^(t͡s-)lui³³²⁻⁵⁵ ^(p-)βɵ¹³/

Noun

大水婆

1. (Xianyou Puxian Min) winged ant (usually appears before strong rain)

Synonyms

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• 大水蝶 (Hokkien)
• 大水蝶仔 (Hokkien)
• 大水蟻／大水蚁 (Hakka, Hokkien)
• 水蟻／水蚁 (shuǐyǐ)

 

References

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “大水婆”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 172.