八婆

Chinese

		eight	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
simp. and trad. (八婆)		八	婆

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from Cantonese 八卦 (baat3 gwaa3, “to gossip”) + 婆 (po4, “woman”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāpó

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄆㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ po⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāpó
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄆㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba1por
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ po⁴
  - Yale: baat pòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ po⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bad³ po⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːt̚³ pʰɔː²¹/

Noun

八婆

(chiefly Cantonese, colloquial) nosey parker; meddling woman

Coordinate terms

八公, 八妹

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