月嫂

Chinese

		moon; month	older brother's wife; sister-in-law
simp. and trad. (月嫂)		月	嫂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèsǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ sou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuèsǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehsao
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯œ⁵¹ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ sou²
  - Yale: yuht sóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ sou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ sou²
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² sou̯³⁵/

Noun

月嫂

woman hired to take care of a newborn baby and its mother for one month following childbirth, as is custom in traditional Chinese culture, sometimes referred to in English as a confinement nurse

See also

月子 (yuèzi)
坐月子 (zuòyuèzi)

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