婆婆
Chinese
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
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simp. and trad. (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 Min Bei, Shaowu Min) maternal grandmother
- (Gan, dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Xiang, dialectal Wu) paternal grandmother
- (dialectal) old woman
- (figuratively, Mainland China) higher authorities; superior; leader
Synonyms
- (old woman): 阿婆 (āpó)
See also
- 姑嫜 (gūzhāng)
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