歐巴桑

See also: 欧巴桑

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (歐巴桑)
simp. (欧巴桑)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (ばあ)さん (obāsan).

Pronunciation


Noun

歐巴桑

  1. (chiefly Taiwan) grandma; old woman
    一九四七二月二七警察一个歐巴桑 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    一九四七二月二七警察一个欧巴桑 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    From: 2007, Hey Kid (囡仔/Gín-á), Chang Jui-chuan (張睿銓)
    chi̍t-káu-sù-chhit nî jī-goe̍h jī-chhit in ê kéng-chhat ēng chhèng khà chi̍t-ê bē hun o͘-bá-sáng ê thâu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    On February 27, 1947, their (Kuomintang) police pistol-whipped an old lady selling cigarettes [on the head]

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Mandarin: OBS (ōubāsāng) (Taiwanese slang from Min Nan)
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