# 媒人婆
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): méirénpó
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄛˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mui$^4$ jan$^4$ po$^4$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): moi$^4$ jan$^4$ po$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mòi-ngìn-phò
    (Meixian, Guangdong): moi$^2$ ngin$^2$ po$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hm̂-lâng-pô / m̂-lâng-pô / bûn-lâng-pô / môe-lâng-pô / moâi-lâng-pô / mûi-lâng-pô
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê$^5$ nang$^5$ pua$^5$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): bhue$^5$ nang$^5$ po$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: méirénpó
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: méirénpó
*** Wade–Giles: mei$^2$-jên$^2$-pʻo$^2$
*** Yale: méi-rén-pwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meirenpor
*** Palladius: мэйжэньпо (mɛjžɛnʹpo)
*** Sinological IPA : /meɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mui$^4$ jan$^4$ po$^4$
*** Yale: mùih yàhn pòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mui$^4$ jan$^4$ po$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mui$^4$ yen$^4$ po$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: moi$^4$ jan$^4$ po$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔi²¹ zɐn²¹ pʰɔ²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mòi-ngìn-phò
*** Hakka Romanization System: moi$^ˇ$ ngin$^ˇ$ po$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: moi$^2$ ngin$^2$ po$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /moi̯¹¹ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: moi$^2$ ngin$^2$ po$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /moɪ¹¹ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hm̂-lâng-pô
*** Tâi-lô: hm̂-lâng-pô
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hmlangpooi
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hm̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hm̩²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ po²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̂-lâng-pô
*** Tâi-lô: m̂-lâng-pô
*** Phofsit Daibuun: mlangpooi
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn-lâng-pô
*** Tâi-lô: bûn-lâng-pô
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bunlangpooi
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² po¹³/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: môe-lâng-pô
*** Tâi-lô: muê-lâng-pô
*** Phofsit Daibuun: moelangpooi
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /muẽ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ pɤ²³/
*** IPA (Yilan): /muẽ²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: moâi-lâng-pô
*** Tâi-lô: muâi-lâng-pô
*** Phofsit Daibuun: moailangpooi
*** IPA (Tainan): /muãi²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻³³ pɤ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mûi-lâng-pô
*** Tâi-lô: muî-lâng-pô
*** Phofsit Daibuun: muilangpooi
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /muĩ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ pɤ²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ po²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bhuê$^5$ nang$^5$ pua$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buê nâng phuâ
*** Sinological IPA : /bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua⁵⁵/
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: bhue$^5$ nang$^5$ po$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /buɛ²² naŋ²² pʰɔ²²/

### Noun

媒人婆
* female matchmaker

#### Synonyms

* 伐柯人 (fákērén) (literary)
* 保山 (bǎoshān) (literary)
* 冰人 (bīngrén) (literary)
* 媒人 (méirén)
* 媒妁 (méishuò) (literary)
* 媒姨 (bhuê$^5$ i$^5$) (Teochew, female)
* 媒婆 (méipó) (female)
* 月下老人 (Yuèxià Lǎorén)
* 月老 (yuèlǎo)
* 紅娘／红娘 (hóngniáng) (chiefly female)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 媒人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大媒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tianjin (Wuqing) | 冰媒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 媒人, 保媒的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 媒人, 做媒的, 介紹人, 媒婆 woman |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 媒人, 媒婆子 woman, 媒婆兒 woman |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 媒人, 說媒的, 大冰, 介紹人, 媒婆兒 woman |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 媒人, 媒婆子 woman |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 媒人, 紅葉 respectful, 媒婆 woman, 媒婆子 woman |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 冰公大人, 媒人 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 大媒, 媒人, 介紹人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 媒人, 管媒的, 媒婆婆 woman |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 媒人 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 媒人, 媒婆子 woman |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 媒人, 紅葉, 紅葉公 man, 紅葉婆 woman |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 媒人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 媒人 man, 媒婆 woman, 介紹人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 媒托 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 媒人 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 媒人, 媒人公 man, 媒人婆 woman, 大葵扇 woman |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 媒人公, 大葵扇 woman |
| Cantonese | Macau | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 介紹人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 媒人 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 媒人公 |
| Cantonese | Tengxian | 媒姼公 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 媒人, 介紹人, 媒婆 woman |
| Gan | Lichuan | 媒人, 媒婆 woman |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 媒人, 牽丈公 man, respectful, 媒人公 man, 媒人婆 woman, 媒婆 woman, 牽六股繩子個 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 媒人婆 woman |
| Hakka | Yudu | 媒人, 紅蟻公, 長腳媒人 derogatory, 媒人婆 woman |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 媒人, 媒人婆 woman |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 媒人 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 媒人, 介紹人, 媒婆子 woman |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 媒人, 說媒哩, 介紹人, 媒漢子 man, 媒婆子 woman |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 媒人, 媒人嫲 woman |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 媒儂, 媒儂媽 woman |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 媒儂, 媒儂公, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory, 媒儂姐 respectful |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 媒儂, 媒儂媽 woman, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman, slightly derogatory, 花婆 woman, derogatory |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 媒儂, 媒儂公 man, 媒儂婆 woman |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 媒儂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 媒儂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 媒儂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 媒儂, 媒儂婆仔 woman |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 媒儂 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 媒儂 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 媒儂 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 媒儂公 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 媒儂 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 做媒儂, 媒儂公 man, 媒儂婆 woman |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 媒儂婆 woman |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 媒儂, 媒儂婆 woman |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 媒人, 媒公 man, 媒老太 woman, 媒婆 woman |
| Wu | Shanghai | 媒人 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 瞞人 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 媒人 |
| Wu | Danyang | 媒人, 介紹人 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 媒人, 大冰老爺, 媒婆 woman |
| Wu | Ningbo | 媒人 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 媒人, 做媒人, 媒翁 man, 媒婆 woman |
| Wu | Jinhua | 媒人 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 媒人 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 介紹人, 媒人 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 媒人, 媒人公 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 媒人 |