舍姆裡
Chinese
| woman who has just given birth; period after a woman's giving birth | inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (舍姆裡/舍姆裏) | 舍姆 | 裡/裏 | |
| simp. (舍姆里) | 舍姆 | 里 | |
| 舍 originally written as 產/产 | |||
Pronunciation
Noun
舍姆裡
- (Wu) the month following childbirth, during which the mother goes through the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in; puerperium
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 月子 (“postpartum confinement”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月子 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 月子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 月子窠兒, 月子窠兒裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 月子 |
| Xuzhou | 月窩兒, 月子窩兒, 月地兒, 月子地兒 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 月子裡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 月裡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 月子底下 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 月子裡 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 月子 |
| Xinzhou | 月子 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 月裡 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 月內 |
| Quanzhou | 月內 | |
| Jinjiang | 月內 | |
| Zhangzhou | 月內 | |
| Tainan | 月內 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 月內 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 月內 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 月內 | |
| Leizhou | 月內 | |
| Haikou | 月內 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 月內 |
| Xianyou | 月內 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 月子裡, 月裡向, 舍姆裡 |
| Danyang | 月子裡 | |
| Wenzhou | 月裡 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese | |