媒人媽

Chinese

		matchmaker	mother; mama
trad. (媒人媽)		媒人	媽
simp. (媒人妈)		媒人	妈
alternative forms		媒儂媽／媒侬妈

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): muòi-nè̤ng-mā
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): m̂-lâng-má

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: muòi-nè̤ng-mā
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mui⁵³⁻³³ nˡøyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ma³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̂-lâng-má
    • Tâi-lô: m̂-lâng-má
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mlangmar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

媒人媽

1. (Eastern Min, Quanzhou Hokkien) female matchmaker

Synonyms

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• 伐柯人 (fákērén) (literary)
• 保山 (bǎoshān) (literary)
• 冰人 (bīngrén) (literary)
• 媒人 (méirén)
• 媒人婆 (méirénpó) (female)
• 媒妁 (méishuò) (literary)
• 媒姨 (bhuê⁵ i⁵) (Teochew, female)
• 媒婆 (méipó) (female)
• 月下老人 (Yuèxià Lǎorén)
• 月老 (yuèlǎo)
• 紅娘 / 红娘 (hóngniáng) (chiefly female)