# 外母
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wàimǔ
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄨˇ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вэму (vemu, III-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngoi$^6$ mou$^{5-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngoi$^5$ mu$^{4*}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wàimǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wàimǔ
*** Wade–Giles: wai$^4$-mu$^3$
*** Yale: wài-mǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waymuu
*** Palladius: вайму (vajmu)
*** Sinological IPA : /waɪ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вэму (vemu, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /vɛ⁴⁴ mou²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngoi$^6$ mou$^{5-2}$
*** Yale: ngoih móu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi$^6$ mou$^{5-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngoi$^6$ mou$^{5-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɔːi̯²² mou̯¹³⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngoi$^5$ mu$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡᵘɔi³² ᵐbu²¹⁻²¹⁵/

### Noun

外母
* (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Cantonese, Pinghua) wife's mother; mother-in-law

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 岳母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 岳母, 丈母娘, 老丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 岳母, 丈母娘, 老丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 老丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 岳母 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 丈母娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 丈母娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 丈母娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 岳母 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 丈母娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 丈母娘, 岳母 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 丈母娘兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 丈母娘兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 丈母娘子, 丈母娘兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 丈母娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 丈母娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 丈母, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 丈母 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 丈母娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 丈母娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 丈姑娘, 丈母娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 丈母娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 丈母娘, 阿姨 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 岳母, 丈母娘, 外母 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 外母 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 岳母, 丈母 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 外母, 姨娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 姨娘, 外母 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 外母娘, 外母, 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老丈母, 老丈母兒, 丈母娘, 岳母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 岳母, 丈母娘, 老丈母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 乾娘, 老丈媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 岳母, 老丈母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 岳母, 老丈母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 老丈母, 老丈媽, 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 岳母, 親娘, 老親娘, 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 岳母, 丈母, 老丈母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 岳母, 老丈母, 親媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 老丈母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 老丈母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 岳母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 丈母娘, 老丈母, 老岳母 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 岳母, 岳母娘, 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 丈母娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 親媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 丈母, 丈母娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 岳母, 丈母, 丈母娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 老丈母娘, 丈娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 丈母娘子, 丈母 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 丈母 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 丈母娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 親娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 岳母, 丈母娘, 丈娘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外母, 丈人婆, 岳母 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 外母, 岳母, 外母乸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 外母, 岳母, 主人婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 岳母 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 外母乸 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 丈人婆 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 主人婆 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 外母, 外母乸 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 外母乸 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 外母乸 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 外母乸 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 外母 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 岳母 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 丈母娘 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 丈兒婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 丈姨娘 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 丈里婆, 岳母, 丈母哀 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 丈婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 丈人婆, 岳母 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 丈人婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 丈人婆 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 丈人婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 丈婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 丈人婆 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 丈人哀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 外母 |
| Hakka | Changting | 丈門婆 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 丈姆婆 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 丈母哀 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 丈母哀 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 丈媽 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 丈母, 丈母娘 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 丈哀 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 丈人哀 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 丈人婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 丈人哀 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 丈人哀 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 丈人哀, 岳母 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 丈人哀 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 丈人哀 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 丈㜷哀 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 丈人婆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 丈人婆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 丈人婆 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 丈人哀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 丈母, 丈母娘 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 丈母, 丈母娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 丈母娘 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Jin | Datong | 外母娘 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 丈母, 老丈母, 外母 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 丈母 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 丈母娘 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 外母娘 |
| Jin | Linhe | 岳母, 外母娘 |
| Jin | Jining | 岳母, 外母娘 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 岳母, 外母娘 |
| Jin | Baotou | 外母娘 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 外母娘 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 丈母娘 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 岳母, 丈母 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 岳母, 丈母娘 |
| Jin | Handan | 岳母, 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 丈母娘 |
| Jin | Suide | 丈母 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 丈母 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 丈奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 丈奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 丈奶 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 丈奶 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 丈奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 丈奶 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 丈奶 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 丈母 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 丈母奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 丈面奶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 丈姆, 丈姆婆 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 丈姆, 丈姆婆 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 丈姆, 丈姆婆 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 丈姆, 丈姆婆 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 丈姆, 丈姆婆 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 丈姆, 丈姆婆 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 丈姆婆 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 丈儂母 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 丈姆 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 外家婆奶, 外家婆 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 外家母 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 外家母 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 丈母 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 丈母 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 外母 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 外母, 外母娘, 外娘, 岳母 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 丈姆娘, 丈姆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 丈姆娘 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 丈姆娘, 丈姆 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 丈母娘, 丈母 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 丈母, 丈母娘 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 岳母娘, 丈人婆 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 岳母娘 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 丈人婆 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 丈人婆, 乾娘 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 岳母娘, 丈母娘 |

#### Derived terms

* 外母乸