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Chinese[edit]
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home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
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grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
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| trad. (家婆)
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家
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婆
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| simp. #(家婆)
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家
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婆
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| alternative forms
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雞婆／鸡婆 Taiwanese Hokkien
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| anagram
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婆家
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Pronunciation[edit]
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[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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外祖母, 外王母
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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外祖母
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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姥姥
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| Taiwan
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外婆, 阿嬤
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| Tianjin
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姥姥
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| Ulanhot
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姥姥, 姥兒
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| Tongliao
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姥姥, 姥兒
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| Chifeng
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姥姥
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| Bayanhot
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外奶奶, 姥姥
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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姥姥, 姥兒
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| Harbin
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姥兒, 姥姥
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| Shenyang
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姥娘
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| Yantai (Muping)
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姥, 姥母
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| Qingdao
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姥娘
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| Jinan
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姥娘
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| Luoyang
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姥姥, 婆兒婆兒
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| Wanrong
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舅廈娘
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| Zhengzhou
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姥娘, 姥姥
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| Xi'an
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外奶, 舅家奶, 舅奶, 外婆 suburbs, 外拿 Hui
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| Yinchuan
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奶奶, 外奶奶, 姥姥
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| Lanzhou
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奶奶, 外奶奶
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| Xining
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外奶奶
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| Ürümqi
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外奶奶
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| Wuhan
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家家
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| Huanggang
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家婆
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| Chengdu
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外婆, 家婆, 家家
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| Guiyang
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婆婆, 外婆
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| Kunming
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婆婆, 外婆
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| Guilin
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婆婆
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| Liuzhou
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外婆, 婆, 阿婆
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| Xuzhou
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外奶奶
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| Yangzhou
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婆婆
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| Nanjing
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婆婆
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| Hefei
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外奶奶
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| Nantong
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外婆奶奶
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| Singapore
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外婆, 婆婆
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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舅奶, 舅奶奶, 外奶, 外奶奶
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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阿婆 face-to-face, 婆婆, 外婆 non-face-to-face
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| Hong Kong
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阿婆, 婆婆
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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阿婆
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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外婆 non-face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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姐婆
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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姐婆
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| Macau
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阿婆
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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阿婆
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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阿婆
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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遠婆
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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阿婆
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| Foshan
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婆婆
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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阿婆
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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阿婆
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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阿婆
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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外婆
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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阿婆
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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阿婆
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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祖婆
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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子婆
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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祖婆
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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祖婆
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| Taishan
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阿婆, 外婆, 婆
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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阿婆
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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婆大
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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阿婆
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| Dongguan
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阿婆, 婆婆
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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阿婆
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| Shaoguan
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外婆
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| Yunfu
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阿婆
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| Yangjiang
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外婆
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| Xinyi
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外婆
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| Lianjiang
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姊婆, 阿婆
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| Nanning
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阿婆, 婆婆, 外婆
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| Wuzhou
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阿婆, 婆婆
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| Yulin
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外婆
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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外嫲
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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外婆
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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外婆, 婆婆
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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阿婆
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| Lichuan
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阿婆
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| Pingxiang
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外婆
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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外阿婆, 外婆, 姐婆
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| Xingning
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姐婆
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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姐婆
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| Huidong (Daling)
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姐婆
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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姐婆
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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姐婆
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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姐婆
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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姐婆
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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姐婆
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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姐婆
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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姐婆
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| Wuhua (Meilin)
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姐婆
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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姐婆
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| Wengyuan
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姐婆
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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姐婆
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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小婆
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| Liannan
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姐婆
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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姐婆
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| Jiexi
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姐婆
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| Luhe
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姐婆
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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外媽
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| Changting
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婆則
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| Wuping
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外娭姐
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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外娭姐
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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外阿婆
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| Liancheng
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外子媽
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| Ninghua
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婆婆
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| Yudu
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外婆
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| Ningdu
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外婆
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| Ruijin
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外婆
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| Shicheng
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外婆
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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外婆
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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外婆
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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外婆
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| Dayu
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外婆
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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姐婆
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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外阿婆, 阿婆
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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姐婆
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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外阿婆
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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姐嬤
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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外媽
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| Hong Kong
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姐婆
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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姐婆
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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姐婆
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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姐婆
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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姐婆
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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外婆
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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外婆
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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姐婆
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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姐婆
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| Luchuan
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姐婆
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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姐婆
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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姐婆
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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姐婆
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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姐婆
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| Singkawang
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姐婆
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| Singapore (Dabu)
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阿姐
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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外婆
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| Shexian
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外婆
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| Tunxi
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外婆
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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娘娘, 姥娘, 姥姥
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| Pingyao
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婆婆
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| Xinzhou
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姥姥啊, 呀姥, 姥姥
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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姥姥
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| Linhe
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姥娘
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| Jining
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姥姥
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| Hohhot
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姥姥
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| Baotou
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姥姥
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| Dongsheng
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姥姥
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| Haibowan
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姥姥, 姥娘
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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畲嫲, 嫲嫲, 外婆
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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畲嫲
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| Songxi
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婆
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| Zhenghe
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婆奶
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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外婆
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| Jianyang
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婆婆
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| Wuyishan
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外婆
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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阿婆, 畲嫲
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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外媽
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| Changle
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外媽
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| Fuqing
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外媽
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| Yongtai
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外媽
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| Gutian
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外媽
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| Fu'an
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外婆
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| Ningde
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外婆
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| Shouning
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外婆
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| Zhouning
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娘婆
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| Fuding
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外婆
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| Matsu
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外媽
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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阿媽, 俺媽, 外媽
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| Quanzhou
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媽仔, 俺媽, 外媽
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| Jinjiang
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外家媽
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| Zhangzhou
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阿媽, 咉媽, 外媽
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| Taipei
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外媽, 阿媽 GT
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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外媽
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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外媽
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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外媽
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| Kaohsiung
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外媽
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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外媽
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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外媽
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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外媽
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| Yilan
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外媽
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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外媽
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| Tainan
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外媽
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| Tainan (Anping)
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外媽, 俺媽
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| Kinmen
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外媽
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| Penghu (Magong)
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外媽
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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外媽
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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阿媽, 媽, 外媽
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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俺媽, 阿媽, 外媽
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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外媽
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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外媽
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| Chaozhou
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外媽
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| Shantou
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外媽
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| Jieyang
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外媽
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| Haifeng
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外婆
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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外媽
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
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外媽
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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外媽
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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阿媽, 外媽
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| Leizhou
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外家祖婆
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| Wenchang
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外婆
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| Haikou
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媽, 阿媽, 婆, 外家媽, 外家婆, 外媽
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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阿婆
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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外頭媽
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| Xianyou
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外頭媽
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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婆 face-to-face, 外家婆 non-face-to-face
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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阿婆, 外婆
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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外婆, 婆婆
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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外婆, 外婆爾奶, 爾奶
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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親婆, 外婆, 阿婆
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| Suzhou
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外婆
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| Wuxi
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舅婆
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| Danyang
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婆婆
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| Hangzhou
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外婆
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| Ningbo
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外婆
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| Wenzhou
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外婆娘, 外婆
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| Jinhua
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外婆, 婆婆
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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外婆
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| Xiangtan
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外婆
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| Loudi
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外婆
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| Shuangfeng
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外婆
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| Quanzhou
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外婆
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| Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Dialectal synonyms of
婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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婆婆
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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婆婆
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| Taiwan
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婆婆
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| Harbin
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婆婆, 老婆婆
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| Shenyang
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老婆婆
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| Yantai (Muping)
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婆
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| Jinan
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婆婆
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| Luoyang
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婆
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| Wanrong
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阿家, 婆婆
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| Xi'an
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婆, 阿公婆
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| Yinchuan
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婆婆
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| Lanzhou
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婆婆
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| Ürümqi
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婆婆
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| Wuhan
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婆婆
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| Chengdu
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婆婆, 老人婆
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| Guiyang
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老婆婆
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| Kunming
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婆婆
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| Liuzhou
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家婆
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| Xuzhou
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老婆婆, 婆家娘, 婆婆娘
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| Yangzhou
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婆, 婆太太
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| Nanjing
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老婆婆
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| Hefei
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婆婆, 老婆婆
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| Nantong
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婆老太, 婆
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| Singapore
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家婆
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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家婆, 奶奶, 大人婆 dated
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| Hong Kong
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家婆, 奶奶
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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家婆
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| Taishan
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家婆
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| Dongguan
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家婆, 奶奶
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| Yangjiang
|
家婆
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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家婆, 奶奶
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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家婆, 奶奶
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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婆, 婆子
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| Lichuan
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家娘
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| Pingxiang
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家娘, 家娘老子, 家婆
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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家娘
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| Xingning
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家娘
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| Huidong (Daling)
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家娘
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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家娘婆
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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家婆
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| Changting
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家娘
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| Wuping
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家娘
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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家娘
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| Liancheng
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家娘
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| Ninghua
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家婆
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| Yudu
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家婆
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| Ruijin
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家婆, 奶奶
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| Shicheng
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家婆
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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家婆
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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家娘
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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家娘
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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家娘
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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家娘
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
家娘
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
家婆
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| Hong Kong
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家娘
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
家娘
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
家婆
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
|
婆
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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婆婆
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| Xinzhou
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老娘娘, 婆婆
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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媽媽
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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大家, 大家奶
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| Fuqing
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大家, 大家姑, 阿娘
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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大家
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| Quanzhou
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大家
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| Zhangzhou
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大家
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| Taipei
|
大家
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
大家
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| Kaohsiung
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大家
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| Yilan
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大家仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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大家
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| Taichung
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大家
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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大家
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| Tainan
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大家
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| Taitung
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大家
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| Hsinchu
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大家
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| Kinmen
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親姆
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| Penghu (Magong)
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大家
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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娘
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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大家
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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大家
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| Chaozhou
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大家
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| Shantou
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大家
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| Haifeng
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大家婆
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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大家
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
大家
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| Leizhou
|
家婆
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| Haikou
|
家婆
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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大家
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| Xianyou
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大家
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
奶
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
婆婆, 阿婆, 婆阿媽 dated
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
婆
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| Suzhou
|
阿婆
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| Danyang
|
婆婆
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| Hangzhou
|
阿婆, 婆老太太
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| Ningbo
|
阿婆, 婆婆
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| Wenzhou
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大家娘
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| Jinhua
|
婆
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
家娘
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| Loudi
|
家娘
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| Shuangfeng
|
家娘
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Adjective[edit]
家婆
- (Southern Min) nosy; meddlesome
Descendants[edit]
家婆
- (Southern Min) to stick one's nose into others' business; to meddle in other people's business
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
多管閒事 (“to meddle in other people's business; to be a busybody”)
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