# 婆婆
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): pópo
       (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): po$^2$ po$^{2-1}$ / po$^2$ po$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): po$^4$ po$^{4-2}$ / po$^4$ po$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bo$^3$ bo$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): po$^2$ po
* Jin (Wiktionary): pe$^1$ pe$^{1-3}$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pô-pô
    (Teochew, Peng'im): pua$^5$ pua$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pópo
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pópo̊
*** Wade–Giles: pʻo$^2$-pʻo$^5$
*** Yale: pwó-pwo
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: por.po
*** Palladius: попо (popo)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: po$^2$ po$^{2-1}$ / po$^2$ po$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: popo / popo
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰo²¹ pʰo²¹⁻⁵⁵/, /pʰo²¹ pʰo²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: po$^4$ po$^{4-2}$ / po$^4$ po$^4$
*** Yale: pòh pó / pòh pòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: po$^4$ po$^{4-2}$ / po$^4$ po$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: po$^4$ po$^{4-2}$ / po$^4$ po$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɔː²¹ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/, /pʰɔː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bo$^3$ bo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pᵘɔ²² pᵘɔ²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: po$^2$ po
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰo²⁴ pʰo²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: pe$^1$ pe$^{1-3}$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰɤ¹¹ pʰɤ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pô-pô
*** Tâi-lô: pô-pô
*** Phofsit Daibuun: poi'pooi
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /po¹³⁻²² po¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /po²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: pua$^5$ pua$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phuâ phuâ
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua⁵⁵/

### Noun

婆婆
* (chiefly Mandarin, Jin) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
* (Cantonese, dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, Taining Gan, Jianyang Northern Min, Shaowu Min) maternal grandmother
* (Gan, dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Xiang, dialectal Wu) paternal grandmother
* (dialectal) old woman
* (figurative, Mainland China) higher authorities; superior; leader

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 婆婆, 老婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 家婆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 婆婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 阿家, 婆婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 婆, 阿公婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老婆婆, 婆家娘, 婆婆娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 婆婆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 婆婆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 婆婆, 老人婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 家婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 老婆婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 婆, 婆太太 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 婆老太, 婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 婆婆, 老婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 家婆, 奶奶, 大人婆 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 家婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 家婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 家婆 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 婆, 婆子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 家娘 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 家娘, 家娘老子, 家婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 家娘婆 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Changting | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 家婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 婆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 婆婆 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老娘娘, 婆婆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 媽媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 大家, 大家奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 大家, 大家姑, 阿娘 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 大家 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 大家仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 親姆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 娘 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 大家婆 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 家婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 家婆 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大家 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 大家 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 婆婆, 阿婆, 婆阿媽 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 婆 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 阿婆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 婆婆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿婆, 婆老太太 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿婆, 婆婆 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 大家娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 婆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 家娘 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 家娘 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 家娘 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 家娘 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 外祖母, 外王母 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外祖母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姥姥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 外婆, 阿嬤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 姥姥, 姥兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 姥姥, 姥兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 姥姥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姥姥, 姥兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 姥兒, 姥姥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 姥娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 姥姥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 姥娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 姥, 姥母 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 姥娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 姥姥, 婆兒婆兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 舅廈娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 姥娘, 姥姥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 外奶, 舅家奶, 舅奶, 外婆 suburbs, 外拿 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 外奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 外奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 舅奶, 舅奶奶, 外奶, 外奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 奶奶, 外奶奶, 姥姥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 外奶奶, 姥姥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 奶奶, 外奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 外奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 外婆, 家婆, 家家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 家家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 婆婆, 外婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 婆婆, 外婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 外婆, 婆, 阿婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 婆婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 婆婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 外婆奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 外奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 家婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿婆 face-to-face, 婆婆, 外婆 non-face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 阿婆, 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 外婆 non-face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 姐婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 姐婆 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 遠婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 祖婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 子婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 祖婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 祖婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿婆, 外婆, 婆, 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 婆大 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿婆, 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 姊婆, 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿婆, 婆婆, 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 阿婆, 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 外嫲 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 阿婆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 阿婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外阿婆, 外婆, 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 小婆 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 外媽 |
| Hakka | Changting | 婆則 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 外娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 外娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 外阿婆 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 外子媽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 婆婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外阿婆, 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外阿婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姐嬤 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外媽 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 阿姐 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 外婆 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 外婆 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 外婆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 娘娘, 姥娘, 姥姥 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 婆婆 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 姥姥啊, 呀姥, 姥姥 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Linhe | 姥娘 |
| Jin | Jining | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Baotou | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 姥姥, 姥娘 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 畲嫲, 嫲嫲, 外婆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 畲嫲 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 婆 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 婆奶 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 外婆 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 婆婆 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 外婆 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 阿婆, 畲嫲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 外婆 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 外婆 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 外婆 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 娘婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 外婆 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿媽, 俺媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 媽仔, 俺媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 外家媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿媽, 咉媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 外媽, 阿媽 GT |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 外媽, 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 俺媽, 阿媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 外婆 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 外家祖婆 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 外婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 媽, 阿媽, 婆, 外家媽, 外家婆, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿婆 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 外頭媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 外頭媽 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 婆 face-to-face, 外家婆 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 阿婆, 外婆 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外婆, 外婆爾奶, 爾奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 親婆, 外婆, 阿婆 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 外婆 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 舅婆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 婆婆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 外婆 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 外婆 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 外婆娘, 外婆 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 外婆 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
| 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 |
* (old woman): 阿婆 (āpó), 伯爺婆／伯爷婆, 老太婆 (lǎotàipó), 老婆婆 (lǎopópo)

#### Derived terms

* 不裹頭巾的婆婆／不裹头巾的婆婆
* 婆婆口絮，媳婦耳頑／婆婆口絮，媳妇耳顽
* 婆婆嘴
* 婆婆媽媽／婆婆妈妈
* 婆婆慢慢
* 老婆婆 (lǎopópo)
* 風婆婆／风婆婆

#### See also

* 姑嫜 (gūzhāng)