老大媽

See also: 老大妈

Chinese

		old; eldest among the siblings	mother; mama
trad. (老大媽)		老大	媽
simp. (老大妈)		老大	妈

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎodàmā

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ daai⁶ maa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodàmā
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodàma
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-ta⁴-ma¹
  - Yale: lǎu-dà-mā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodahmha
  - Palladius: лаодама (laodama)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ mä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁵ daai⁶ maa¹
  - Yale: lóuh daaih mā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ daai⁶ maa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ dai⁶ ma¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² maː⁵⁵/

Noun

老大媽

madam (affectionate term for an elderly lady)

Synonyms

老大娘 (lǎodàniáng)

Related terms

老大爺／老大爷 (lǎodàye)
老大姐 (lǎodàjiě)
老大哥 (lǎodàgē)

Pronunciation 2

Eastern Min (BUC): lō̤-*duâi-mā

Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lō̤-*duâi-mā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃o³³⁻²¹ tuai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ma³³/

Noun

老大媽

(Eastern Min) great-great-grandmother (grandparent's grandmother)

Synonyms

高祖母 (gāozǔmǔ)
(Hakka) 阿白, 婆白
(Jin) 祖奶

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