太婆
Chinese
too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
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trad. (太婆) | 太 | 婆 | |
simp. #(太婆) | 太 | 婆 | |
anagram | 婆太 |
Pronunciation
Noun
太婆
- (literary) paternal grandmother
- (dialectal) great-grandmother [Qing–]
- (dialectal Mandarin, including Henan, Sichuanese, honorific) elderly lady
- (Changsha Xiang) female brothel keeper; bawd; procurer
Usage notes
In most regions, it usually refers to the mother of one's paternal grandfather. In Cantonese, some people use this exclusively for the mother of one's maternal grandparent and use 太嫲 for the mother of one's paternal grandparent.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 曾祖母 (“great-grandmother (paternal grandfather's mother)”) [map]
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