雞婆

Chinese

fowl; chicken grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (雞婆/鷄婆) /
simp. (鸡婆)

Etymology

Sense 4

Alternative spelling of Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô, nosy parker)

Pronunciation


Noun

雞婆

  1. (Central Plains, Jianghuai and Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Gan, dialectal Hakka, Hui, dialectal Wu, Xiang) hen
  2. (dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) procuress
  3. (dialectal Cantonese, Wuhua Hakka) female prostitute
  4. (slang, Taiwan, Singapore) nosy person; busybody

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Malay: kepoh