家婆
Chinese
home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
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trad. (家婆) | 家 | 婆 | |
simp. #(家婆) | 家 | 婆 | |
alternative forms | 雞婆/鸡婆 Taiwanese Hokkien | ||
anagram | 婆家 |
Pronunciation
Noun
家婆
- (Southwestern Mandarin, including Sichuanese; Jianghuai Mandarin; dialectal Gan; Wu; Xiang) maternal grandmother
- (Southwestern Mandarin, including Chongqing Sichuanese and Guangxi Mandarin; Singapore Mandarin; Cantonese; dialectal Hakka; Gan; Leizhou Min; Hainanese) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (Southern Min) housekeeper; busybody
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”) [map]
Descendants
Verb
家婆
- (Southern Min) to stick one's nose into others' business; to meddle in other people's business
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 多管閒事 (“to meddle in other people's business; to be a busybody”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 多管閒事, 多事 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 多管閒事, 多事, 雞婆 |
Singapore | 多管閒事 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 多管閒事, 多事 |
Southern Min | Taipei | 家婆 GT, 多事 GT |
Penang (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 家婆 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 家婆 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
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