番仔婆
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Chinese
[edit]foreigner; Westerner | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
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trad. (番仔婆) | 番仔 | 婆 | |
simp. #(番仔婆) | 番仔 | 婆 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-á-pô
- Tâi-lô: huan-á-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoan'afpooi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/
- IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
Noun
[edit]番仔婆
- (Southern Min) foreign woman (especially natives of Southeast Asia)
- (Jinjiang Hokkien) foreign wife of overseas Chinese
- (Philippine Hokkien) local domestic maid; local nanny; local caretaker; local nursemaid