# 天上聖母
## Chinese

| | | in the sky; the heavens | female deity; goddess |
| trad. (天上聖母) | trad. (天上聖母) | 天上 | 聖母 |
| simp. (天上圣母) | simp. (天上圣母) | 天上 | 圣母 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Tiānshàng Shèngmǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tin$^1$ soeng$^6$ sing$^3$ mou$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Thian-siōng Sèng-bió / Thian-siōng Sèng-bú / Thian-siōng Sèng-bó / Thian-siāng Sèng-bó
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānshàng Shèngmǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Tianshàng Shèngmǔ
*** Wade–Giles: Tʻien$^1$-shang$^4$ Shêng$^4$-mu$^3$
*** Yale: Tyān-shàng Shèng-mǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianshanq Shenqmuu
*** Palladius: Тяньшан Шэнму (Tjanʹšan Šɛnmu)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tin$^1$ soeng$^6$ sing$^3$ mou$^5$
*** Yale: tīn seuhng sing móuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tin$^1$ soeng$^6$ sing$^3$ mou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tin$^1$ sêng$^6$ xing$^3$ mou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² sɪŋ³³ mou̯¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-siōng Sèng-bió
*** Tâi-lô: Thian-siōng Sìng-bió
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiong seangbioir
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ biɤ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ bio⁵³/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-siōng Sèng-bú
*** Tâi-lô: Thian-siōng Sìng-bú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiong seangbuo
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-siōng Sèng-bó
*** Tâi-lô: Thian-siōng Sìng-bó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiong seangboir
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou-like accent in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-siāng Sèng-bó
*** Tâi-lô: Thian-siāng Sìng-bó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiang seangboir

### Proper noun

天上聖母
* (Chinese mythology, religion) Mazu

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 天上聖母, 媽祖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 媽祖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 媽祖 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 天后 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 天妃娘娘 |
| Hakka | Changting | 天上聖母 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 媽祖婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 媽祖婆 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 媽祖婆, 媽仔婆, 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 媽祖婆, 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 媽祖婆, 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 媽祖 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 媽祖, 媽祖婆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 媽祖婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 媽祖, 媽祖婆婆 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 媽祖婆 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 媽祖, 媽祖婆 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 媽祖婆仔, 媽祖, 天上聖母 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 媽祖婆 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 媽祖, 天上聖母 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 媽祖婆 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 媽祖, 媽祖婆 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 媽祖, 天上聖母 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 媽祖婆 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 媽祖婆, 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 媽祖 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 婆嬭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 婆祖 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 天妃 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 天妃娘娘 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 天妃娘娘 |

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 天 | 上 | 聖 | 母 |

### Proper noun

天上聖母
* chữ Hán form of Thiên Thượng Thánh Mẫu.