天上聖母

Chinese

		in the sky; the heavens	female deity; goddess
trad. (天上聖母)		天上	聖母
simp. (天上圣母)		天上	圣母

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Tiānshàng Shèngmǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ soeng⁶ sing³ mou⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Thian-siōng Sèng-bió / Thian-siōng Sèng-bú / Thian-siōng Sèng-bó / Thian-siāng Sèng-bó

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānshàng Shèngmǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Tianshàng Shèngmǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻien¹-shang⁴ Shêng⁴-mu³
    • Yale: Tyān-shàng Shèng-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianshanq Shenqmuu
    • Palladius: Тяньшан Шэнму (Tjanʹšan Šɛnmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ soeng⁶ sing³ mou⁵
    • Yale: tīn seuhng sing móuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ soeng⁶ sing³ mou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ sêng⁶ xing³ mou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² sɪŋ³³ mou̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-siōng Sèng-bió
    • Tâi-lô: Thian-siōng Sìng-bió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiong seangbioir
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ biɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ bio⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-siōng Sèng-bú
    • Tâi-lô: Thian-siōng Sìng-bú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiong seangbuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-siōng Sèng-bó
    • Tâi-lô: Thian-siōng Sìng-bó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiong seangboir
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou-like accent in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-siāng Sèng-bó
    • Tâi-lô: Thian-siāng Sìng-bó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiensiang seangboir

Proper noun

天上聖母

1. (Chinese mythology, religion) Mazu

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 媽祖 (“Mazu”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		天上聖母, 媽祖
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	媽祖
	Singapore	媽祖
Cantonese	Hong Kong	天后, 天后娘娘
Hakka	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	媽祖
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	天妃娘娘
	Changting	天上聖母
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	媽祖
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	媽祖婆
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	媽祖
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	媽祖
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	媽祖婆
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	媽祖
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	媽祖
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	媽祖婆, 媽仔婆, 媽祖
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	媽祖婆, 媽祖
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	媽祖婆, 媽祖
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	媽祖
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	媽祖, 媽祖婆
Northern Min	Jian'ou	媽祖婆
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	媽祖, 媽祖婆婆
	Matsu	媽祖婆
Southern Min	Xiamen	媽祖
	Quanzhou	媽祖
	Zhangzhou	媽祖, 媽祖婆
	Zhao'an	媽祖
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	媽祖
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	媽祖
	Kaohsiung	媽祖婆仔, 媽祖, 天上聖母
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	媽祖婆
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	媽祖, 天上聖母
	Yilan (Luodong)	媽祖
	Yilan (Toucheng)	媽祖
	Changhua (Yongjing)	媽祖婆
	Tainan	媽祖, 媽祖婆
	Tainan (Anping)	媽祖, 天上聖母
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	媽祖
	Penghu (Xiyu)	媽祖
	Penang (Hokkien)	媽祖婆
	Singapore (Hokkien)	媽祖婆, 媽祖
	Manila (Hokkien)	媽祖
	Longyan	姑婆
	Shantou	媽祖
	Shantou (Chenghai)	媽祖
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	媽祖
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	媽祖
	Jieyang	媽祖
	Haifeng	媽祖
	Singapore (Teochew)	媽祖
	Leizhou	婆嬭
	Singapore (Hainanese)	婆祖
Wu	Shanghai	天妃
	Ningbo	天妃娘娘
	Wenzhou	天妃娘娘

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
天	上	聖	母

Proper noun

天上聖母

1. chữ Hán form of Thiên Thượng Thánh Mẫu.