雅加婆婆

Chinese

		phonetic	mother-in-law
trad. (雅加婆婆)		雅加	婆婆
simp. ^#(雅加婆婆)		雅加	婆婆

Etymology

Partial calque of Russian Ба́ба-Яга́ (Bába-Jagá), using 婆婆 (pópo, “old woman”) in place of ба́ба (bába); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba ęga (literally “hag of terror”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yǎjiā Pópo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎjiā Pópo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yǎjia Pópo̊
  - Wade–Giles: Ya³-chia¹ Pʻo²-pʻo⁵
  - Yale: Yǎ-jyā Pwó-pwo
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeajia Por.po
  - Palladius: Яцзя Попо (Jaczja Popo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³/

Proper noun

雅加婆婆

(Slavic mythology) Baba Yaga
Synonym: 芭芭雅嘎 (Bābā Yǎgā)

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