牙婆

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (牙婆)		牙	婆
simp. #(牙婆)		牙	婆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yápó

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄆㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ po⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yápó
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄆㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yápó
    • Wade–Giles: ya²-pʻo²
    • Yale: yá-pwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yapor
    • Palladius: япо (japo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁴ po⁴
    • Yale: ngàh pòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ po⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁴ po⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

Noun

牙婆

1. (dated) female human trafficker

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 販騷婆／贩骚婆