月嫂

Chinese

		moon; month	older brother's wife; sister-in-law
trad. (月嫂)		月	嫂
simp. #(月嫂)		月	嫂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèsǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ sou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuèsǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuèsǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-sao³
    • Yale: ywè-sǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehsao
    • Palladius: юэсао (juesao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ sou²
    • Yale: yuht sóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ sou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ sou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² sou̯³⁵/

Noun

月嫂

1. woman hired to take care of a newborn baby and its mother for one month following childbirth, as is custom in traditional Chinese culture; postpartum recovery matron

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 月內婆／月内婆

See also

• 月子 (yuèzi)
• 坐月子 (zuòyuèzi)