孟婆

Chinese

		first month; eldest brother; surname	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
simp. and trad. (孟婆)		孟	婆

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Mèngpó

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Mèngpó
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqpor
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Mèngpó
  - IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ pʰwɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

孟婆

(Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, a wind god in ancient southern China
(Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, the Lady of Forgetfulness who guards the entrance to hell; perhaps anthropomorphised from the above

Derived terms

孟婆湯／孟婆汤 (mèngpótāng)

See also

孟姜女 (Mèngjiāngnǚ)

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