婆婆納

Chinese

		grandmother; matron; mother-in-law	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law	to accept; to pay (taxes, etc.)
trad. (婆婆納)		婆	婆	納
simp. (婆婆纳)		婆	婆	纳
alternative forms		破破衲

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pópónà

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄋㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pópónà
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄋㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pópónà
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo²-pʻo²-na⁴
    • Yale: pwó-pwó-nà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: porpornah
    • Palladius: попона (popona)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ nä⁵¹/

Noun

婆婆納

1. grey field speedwell (Veronica polita)

Derived terms

• 阿拉伯婆婆納／阿拉伯婆婆纳

 

Further reading

• 「繁花·野史」婆婆纳名称来源考