查某

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (查某) 查 某
simp. #(查某) 查 某
alternative forms
 
諸母/诸母
多母
諸姆/诸姆
查娒
查厶
諸母/诸母
多母
諸姆/诸姆
查娒
查厶
珠母
諸婦/诸妇
諸妹/诸妹
㜁𡚸 Teochew
妰娝 Hainanese
妰𡜵 Hainanese

Etymology

Tu (2018) suggests the compound is from 諸母.

Pronunciation


Note: za1 mou2 - Chiang Mai, Hat Yai.

Noun

查某

  1. (Southern Min) woman; girl
  2. (Teochew, euphemistic) female prostitute

Usage notes

Often code-mixed into Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, as demonstrated by the quotations.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: zha bo
  • → English: chabor
  • → Indonesian: cabo (“prostitute; whore”)

References

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