番仔婆

Chinese

		foreigner; Westerner	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (番仔婆)		番仔	婆
simp. #(番仔婆)		番仔	婆

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoan-á-pô

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-á-pô
    • Tâi-lô: huan-á-pô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoan'afpooi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/

Noun

番仔婆

1. (Southern Min) foreign woman (especially natives of Southeast Asia)
2. (Jinjiang Hokkien) foreign wife of overseas Chinese
3. (Philippine Hokkien) local domestic maid; local nanny; local caretaker; local nursemaid

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 番婆 (hoan-pô)
• (local domestic maid): (Hokkien) 查某𡢃／查某㛠 (cha-bó͘-kán)