WordTaiwan frequency #17,568
姨媽
ㄧˊ ㄇㄚ
“mother's sister; aunt; also common colloquial term for menstruation/period”
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- 媽媽ㄇㄚ ㄇㄚmother; mom; mama; a respectful term for an older woman; a term for a wife or a madam in historical contexts.
- 媽祖ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇMatsu, a sea goddess widely worshipped in southeastern China and Southeast Asia; affectionately called "Heavenly Holy Mother" in folk religion.
- 阿姨ㄚ ㄧˊmaternal aunt; stepmother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
- 媽咪ㄇㄚ ㄇㄧmommy; a child's affectionate term for mother; from English 'mammy'.
- 老媽ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚone's mother; an old woman; a female servant; a madam of a brothel
- 他媽的ㄊㄚ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜvulgar expletive expressing anger, frustration, or emphasis; used as an intensifier or insult; extremely offensive profanity in Mandarin
- 爸媽ㄅㄚˋ ㄇㄚparents; mom and dad; mother and father
- 阿媽ㄚ ㄇㄚfather; term of address for one's father; from Jurchen
- 媽祖廟ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋtemple dedicated to Mazu, the sea goddess widely worshipped in Taiwan's coastal and fishing communities
- 姑媽ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚfather's sister; aunt
- 奶媽ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄚwet nurse; nanny employed to nurse and care for a young child
- 婆婆媽媽ㄆㄛˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚindecisive; wishy-washy; overly fussy and lacking resolve in action