契媽

Chinese

		contract	mother; mama
trad. (契媽)		契	媽
simp. (契妈)		契	妈

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): kai³ maa¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kai³ maa¹
  - Yale: kai mā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kai³ maa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kei³ ma¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³³ maː⁵⁵/

Noun

契媽

(Cantonese) adoptive mother

Synonyms

乾媽／干妈 (gānmā)
乾娘／干娘 (gānniáng)
(Hakka) 相認哀／相认哀
(Northern Min) 老奶
(Eastern Min) 義奶／义奶, 義娘奶／义娘奶
(Hokkien, Teochew) 契母, 契哀

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