艄婆

Chinese

		stern of boat	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (艄婆)		艄	婆
simp. #(艄婆)		艄	婆

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sau-pô

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sau-pô
    • Tâi-lô: sau-pô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sau'pooi
    • IPA (Tainan): /sau⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sau⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sau⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²³/

Noun

艄婆

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) wife of lowly people living in boats
2. (Tainan Hokkien) boatwoman

Coordinate terms

• (boatwoman): 艄公 (shāogōng)