婆婆
Chinese
| grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (婆婆) | 婆 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(婆婆) | 婆 | 婆 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
婆婆
- (chiefly Mandarin, Jin) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (Cantonese, dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, Taining Gan, Jianyang Northern Min, Shaowu Min) maternal grandmother
- (Gan, dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Xiang, dialectal Wu) paternal grandmother
- (dialectal) old woman
- (figurative, Mainland China) higher authorities; superior; leader
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
See also
- 姑嫜 (gūzhāng)
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