祖媽

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Chinese[edit]

ancestor; forefather; grandparents mother; mama
trad. (祖媽)
simp. (祖妈)
anagram 媽祖妈祖

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Noun[edit]

祖媽

  1. (Southern Min) great-grandmother (particularly paternal grandfather's mother)
  2. (Mainland China Hokkien, vulgar) another's great-grandmother (usually referring to the speaker to insult someone)
  3. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) female ancestor

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