祖媽
Chinese
ancestor; forefather; grandparents | mother; mama | ||
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trad. (祖媽) | 祖 | 媽 | |
simp. (祖妈) | 祖 | 妈 | |
anagram | 媽祖/妈祖 |
Pronunciation
Noun
祖媽
- (Southern Min) great-grandmother (particularly paternal grandfather's mother)
- (Mainland China Hokkien, vulgar) another's great-grandmother (usually referring to the speaker to insult someone)
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) female ancestor
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 曾祖母 (“great-grandmother (paternal grandfather's mother)”) [map]
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