midwife; old-style birth attendant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
traditional midwife; old-style woman who assisted at childbirth
archaicRefers to traditional birth attendants in pre-modern China, distinct from modern medical midwives (助产士). The term carries historical and cultural connotations of rural or old-fashioned childbirth practices.
Jiù旧
shí时
hou候
，
cūn村
lǐ里
méi没
yǒu有
yī医
yuàn院
，
shēng生
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
děi得
qǐng请
chǎn产
pó婆
。
In the old days, there were no hospitals in the village, so people had to hire a midwife when giving birth.
Nà那
wèi位
chǎn产
pó婆
zài在
zhè这
yī一
dài带
jiē接
shēng生
le了
sān三
shí十
duō多
nián年
。
That midwife has delivered babies in this area for more than thirty years.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
miáo描
xiě写
chǎn产
pó婆
tí提
zhe着
xiāng箱
zi子
cōng匆
cōng匆
gǎn赶
lái来
de的
qíng情
jǐng景
。
The novel describes the scene of the midwife rushing over with her box in hand.