番婆

Chinese

		(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
simp. and trad. (番婆)		番	婆

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): hoan-pô

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-pô
  - Tâi-lô: huan-pô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoanpooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /huan³³ po²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³/

Noun

番婆

(Min Nan) foreign woman, especially those of Southeast Asia
(Philippines Hokkien) local domestic maid

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 番仔婆

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