三姑六婆
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Chinese
Etymology
Refers to the three 姑 (gū):
and the six 婆 (pó):
- 牙婆 (yápó, “female human trafficker”),
- 媒婆 (méipó, “female matchmaker”),
- 師婆/师婆 (shīpó, “sorceress”),
- 虔婆 (qiánpó, “female brothel keeper”),
- 藥婆/药婆 (yàopó, “female doctor”), and
- 穩婆/稳婆 (wěnpó, “female midwife”).
In ancient China, women of these occupations often swindled money from people and were not reputable.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): sāngūliùpó
- (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄛˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): saam1 gu1 luk6 po4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-ko͘-lio̍k-pô / saⁿ-ko͘-la̍k-pô
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sāngūliùpó
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanguliòupó
- Wade–Giles: san1-ku1-liu4-pʻo2
- Yale: sān-gū-lyòu-pwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanguliowpor
- Palladius: саньгулюпо (sanʹguljupo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 gu1 luk6 po4
- Yale: sāam gū luhk pòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 gu1 luk9 po4
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 gu1 lug6 po4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵ lʊk̚² pʰɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-ko͘-lio̍k-pô
- Tâi-lô: sam-koo-lio̍k-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: samkoliogpooi
- IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² po²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-ko͘-la̍k-pô
- Tâi-lô: sann-koo-la̍k-pô
- Phofsit Daibuun: sva'kolagpooi
- IPA (Xiamen): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² po²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
三姑六婆
- women with disreputable or illegal professions
- (figurative) (female) gossipmongers
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