# 太婆
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): tàipó
       (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): tai$^4$ po$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): taai$^3$ po$^4$ / taai$^3$ po$^{4-1}$ / taai$^3$ po$^{4-2}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): tai$^3$ po
* Northern Min (KCR): tuo̿i-bǒ̤
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tha-bu
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): tai$^4$ bo$^2$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): tai$^4$ bo$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tàipó
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tàipó
*** Wade–Giles: tʻai$^4$-pʻo$^2$
*** Yale: tài-pwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taypor
*** Palladius: тайпо (tajpo)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: tai$^4$ po$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: taipo
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰai²¹³ pʰo²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: taai$^3$ po$^4$ / taai$^3$ po$^{4-1}$ / taai$^3$ po$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: taai pòh / taai pō / taai pó
*** Cantonese Pinyin: taai$^3$ po$^4$ / taai$^3$ po$^{4-1}$ / taai$^3$ po$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tai$^3$ po$^4$ / tai$^3$ po$^{4-1}$ / tai$^3$ po$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɔː²¹/, /tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɔː²¹⁻⁵⁵/, /tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: tai$^3$ po
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰai²¹³⁻²¹ pʰo¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: tuo̿i-bǒ̤
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰuɛ³³ pɔ²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tha-bu
*** MiniDict: tha$^去$ bu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tha-bu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰa³³ bu⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: tai$^4$ bo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰai̯⁴⁵ po¹³/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: tai$^4$ bo$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰai̯³²⁴ b̥o¹¹/

### Noun

太婆
* (literary) paternal grandmother
* (dialectal) great-grandmother [Qing–]
* (dialectal Mandarin, including Henan, Sichuanese, honorific) elderly lady
* (Changsha Xiang) female brothel keeper; bawd; procurer

#### Usage notes

In most regions, it usually refers to the mother of one's paternal grandfather. In Cantonese, some people use this exclusively for the mother of one's maternal grandparent and use 太嫲 for the mother of one's paternal grandparent.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 祖母 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 祖母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 奶奶, 阿嬤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 奶奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 婆, 婆婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 奶, 婆 suburbs, 拿拿 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 奶奶, 阿奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 拿拿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 奶奶, 阿奶 Hui |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 婆婆, 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 太, 奶奶, 婆婆 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 太太, 奶奶, 老太太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 奶, 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 婆, 奶, 阿奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 奶奶, 奶, 吾奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 奶奶, 太太 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 阿嫲, 嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhuliao, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhongluotan, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiufo, Huangpu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲, 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿媽, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 吾妣 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 阿嫲, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 阿婆, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 婆 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 阿娘 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 奶, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿婆, 婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 婆婆, 奶奶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姆媽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 婆婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 阿嫲, 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 祖婆 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 阿濟 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 阿濟 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿嬤 |
| Hakka | Changting | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 阿姐, 媽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 媽媽 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 婆婆, 婆, 婆奶 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 婆婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 奶奶, 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 姐姐 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 奶奶 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 奶奶 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿婆, 阿嬤 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿婆, 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿嬤, 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿婆, 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 婦, 阿婦 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 奶奶, 老姨 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 老婄, 婄 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 阿婄, 婄, 奶兒, 阿奶 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 老婦兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 嫗兒, 娪娭 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 婆婆 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 媽媽 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 娘 |
| Huizhou | Jingde | 奶奶 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 娘娘 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 娘娘啊, 呀娘, 娘娘 |
| Jin | Linhe | 娘娘 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 娘娘 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 奶奶, 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 阿媽 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 嫲老 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 媽老 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 阿老 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 媽媽, 阿大 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 婆 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 婆 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 阿婆 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 阿婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 阿媽 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 俺媽, 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿媽, 引媽, 媽仔, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 俺媽, 引媽 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿媽, 咉媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿媽, 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 俺媽, 阿媽, 引媽 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 媽, 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 尼奶, 尼媽, 奶, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 奶, 婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 阿媽 face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face, 媽 non-face-to-face, 婆 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿婆 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 阿媽 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 俺媽 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 婆媽 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 俺媽 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 婆 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 婆, 阿婆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶, 阿奶, 奶奶, 太婆 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 奶奶 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 嫲 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 姐 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 姐 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 阿姐 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 姐 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 姐 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爾奶, 阿奶, 奶奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 裡婆, 親婆, 婆, 阿婆, 婆阿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 好婆, 好親婆, 親婆 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 親娘 |
| Wu | Danyang | 嫚嫚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿娘 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 娘娘, 祖婆, 祖婆娘, 阿娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 媽媽 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 媽媽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 娭毑 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 娭毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 佳婆, 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 奶奶 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 曾祖母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老祖兒, 女老祖兒, 老祖奶奶, 老太太 Hui, 太太 suburbs, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 曾祖母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 太奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 老太太, 太奶, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老奶奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老太, 老太婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 老娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 太 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 太太 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老太太 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 太奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 太太 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 太太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 祖祖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老太, 老奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老祖祖, 老祖, 祖祖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 太太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 太婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 太奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 太太, 太婆, 女太太 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 太嫲, 太婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 太嫲, 太婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 太婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿太 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 太婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿白, 白婆 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿白 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 太婆 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 太婆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 太婆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 太婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老婆婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿太, 婆太 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 婆白 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿婆太 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老太婆 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿白 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 阿太 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 阿太 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Changting | 太婆, 婆太 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 太太 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 太太 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 婦娘太 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 婆太, 阿太 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 婆太, 阿太 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿太, 細妹太, 婆太, 阿婆太 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 婆太, 阿太 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿太, 婆太 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 婆太, 阿太 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿太 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 太婆 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 祖婆 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 祖婆, 太婆 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 婆祖 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 婆祖 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 婆佬 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿婆太 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 婆太 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 太媽 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 婆太 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 太婦 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 太奶 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 太婆, 老太太 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老奶 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老娘娘啊 face-to-face, 老娘娘 non-face-to-face |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 太婆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 大媽 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 大媽 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 大婆 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 大媽 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 大婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 大媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿祖 face-to-face, 俺祖 face-to-face, 太媽 non-face-to-face, 祖媽 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 太媽, 阿太, 祖媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿祖 face-to-face, 老祖仔 non-face-to-face, 祖媽 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 查某祖 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 查某祖 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿祖媽 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 祖太 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 查某祖 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 查某祖 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 查某祖 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 查某祖 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 老婆, 祖媽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 太媽, 阿太 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 老媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 老媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 老媽 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老媽 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 老, 老老, 老媽 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 老媽 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 老媽 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 尼祖, 祖 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 老祖, 阿祖 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 祖婆, 婆祖, 婆祖媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 大媽 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 太婆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 太奶, 祖婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 太婆, 太太, 女太太, 曾祖母 non-face-to-face |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 太婆, 太太 face-to-face |
| Wu | Suzhou | 太太 |
| Wu | Danyang | 太嫚嫚, 太婆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿太, 太娘娘, 太婆 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 太婆, 阿太 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 女老太, 女太, 阿太, 老太 non-face-to-face |
| Wu | Jinhua | 太太, 太婆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 曾祖母 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 老毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 太婆 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 太婆 |