阿公婆

Chinese

		paternal grandfather	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (阿公婆)		阿公	婆
simp. #(阿公婆)		阿公	婆

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): â-kûng-phò

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-kûng-phò
    • Hakka Romanization System: a´ gung´ poˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ gung¹ po²
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴ pʰo¹¹/

Noun

阿公婆

1. (Hakka) ancestors; forefathers
2. (Hakka) spirit tablet; ancestral tablet (tablet with the name of an ancestor inscribed on it)

Synonyms

• (ancestors): 祖輩／祖辈 (zǔbèi)
• (spirit tablet): 神位 (shénwèi), 神主 (shénzhǔ), 牌位 (páiwèi); (Hokkien, Teochew) 公婆, 公媽／公妈