花婆
Chinese
[edit]flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (花婆) | 花 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(花婆) | 花 | 婆 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoe-pô / hoa-pô
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-pô
- Tâi-lô: hue-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'pooi
- IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hue³³ po²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoa-pô
- Tâi-lô: hua-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoa'pooi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Noun
[edit]花婆
- (Southern Min, derogatory) female matchmaker
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) woman brothel-keeper of flower boats
Synonyms
[edit]- (matchmaker):