媽媽桑

Chinese

		mum; mama; breast	mulberry tree
trad. (媽媽桑)		媽媽	桑
simp. (妈妈桑)		妈妈	桑

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ママさん (mamasan). See also 媽媽生／妈妈生.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): māmāsāng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚㄇㄚㄙㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa^1-4 maa¹ song¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: māmāsāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚㄇㄚㄙㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhamhasang
  - IPA ^(key): /mä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa^1-4 maa¹ song¹
  - Yale: màh mā sōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa^1-4 maa¹ song¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ ma¹ song¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mäː⁵⁵⁻²¹ mäː⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

媽媽桑

(Taiwan) female pimp

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