WordTaiwan frequency #15,829
巫婆
ㄨ ㄆㄛˊ
“witch; woman who claims to communicate with spirits for divination, blessings, or exorcism”
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- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 婆婆ㄆㄛˊ ㄆㄛˊhusband's mother; mother-in-law; grandmother; term of respect for an older woman; (mainland) figurative term for leadership or officials.
- 外婆ㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊmaternal grandmother; mother's mother.
- 阿婆ㄚ ㄆㄛˊa respectful term for an elderly woman; in Hakka, specifically one's grandmother.
- 巫師ㄨ ㄕA person in folk religion believed to have spirit possession and magical powers; a shaman; a sorcerer; a witch doctor
- 公婆ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄛˊhusband's parents; in-laws; father-in-law and mother-in-law
- 老太婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊold woman; old lady; old wife (often derogatory or familiar)
- 女巫ㄋㄩˇ ㄨˊwitch; woman who communicates with spirits or deities to divine, bless, or ward off misfortune
- 巫術ㄨ ㄕㄨˋwitchcraft; sorcery; magical practices involving rituals and spells to control supernatural forces
- 老婆婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛpolite term of address for an elderly woman
- 婆媳ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧˊmother-in-law and daughter-in-law
- 婆婆媽媽ㄆㄛˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚindecisive; wishy-washy; overly fussy and lacking resolve in action