峇峇娘惹
Traditional form:
峇峇娘惹
Pinyin (reading):
Bābā Niángrě
Definitions:
- Peranakan Chinese (Baba-Nyonya), an ethnic group of Chinese residing in the Malay peninsula (also known as Straits Chinese)
Characters:
- 峇 - cave, cavern
- 峇 - cave, cavern
- 娘 - mother; young girl; woman; wife
- 惹 - to incite, to irritate, to offend, to vex
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