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Meaning of 娘

Pinyin niáng

Radical

女

Strokes

Definition

mother / young lady, mother / troubled

Usage

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娘 (niáng) 1. 母亲: mother 例: ～亲。～家。爹～。 Example: maternal relatives. 2. 对年轻女子的称呼: a term for young women 例: ～子。姑～。娇～。新～。 Example: girl; young lady. 3. 称长一辈或年长的已婚妇女: a term for elder or married women 例: 大～。婶～。 Example: elder lady; aunt. 【本义】: 对妇女的泛称，多指少女: the original meaning is a general term for women, mostly referring to young girls. 【造字法】: 形声。从女，良声: The character is phono-semantic, consisting of the "female" component and the phonetic 良. 同本义: women; young woman. 引: 古乐府《子夜歌》：见娘喜容媚，愿得结金兰。 Example: From the ancient ballad "Midnight Song": "Upon seeing the young woman, I am filled with delight and wish to forge bonds." 例: 渔娘; 厨娘; 婆娘; 老板娘; 娘行; 娘们; 娘娘庙; 新娘; 姑娘. Examples: fisherwoman; cook; wife; mistress; young bride; girl. 俗: 母亲: mother. 引: 《乐府诗集·木兰诗》：旦辞爷娘去。 Example: From the poem "Mulan": "In the morning, I bid farewell to my parents." 引: 唐·杜甫《兵车行》：耶娘妻子走相送。 Example: From Du Fu's "The Carriage of War": "The mothers and wives send them off." 奴婢对女主人也称娘: A servant referring to a mistress. 引: 《金瓶梅词话》: “娘这个鞋，只好盛我一个脚指头儿罢。” Example: In "Jin Ping Mei": “Madam, this shoe can only fit my toe." 称人之妻: a term for one’s wife. 例: 娘们 (指妻子): wife; term for one's spouse. 称长一辈或年长的已婚妇女: a term for elder or married women. 引: 明·归有光《项脊轩志》: 娘以指叩门。 Example: In "The Story of Xiangjixuan": "She knocked on the door gently." 例: 娘妗 (舅母); 大娘; 婶娘; 姨娘. Examples: aunt; elder woman; mother-in-law; concubine.

姑娘 gū niang

girl / young woman / young lady / daughter / paternal aunt (old) / CL:個|个[ge4]

奶娘 nǎi niáng

(dialect) wet nurse

大姑娘 dà gū niáng

aunt / unmarried young woman / unmarried girl / eldest girl / eldest daughter

姨娘 yí niáng

maternal aunt / father's concubine (old)

娘姨 niáng yí

maidservant

娘娘 niáng niang

queen / empress / imperial concubine / Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West / mother / aunt

娘子 niáng zǐ

(dialect) form of address for one's wife / polite form of address for a woman

娘家 niáng jia

married woman's parents' home

新娘 xīn niáng

bride

爹娘 diē niáng

(dialect) parents

婆娘 pó niáng

woman (derog.)

娘儿 niáng ér

Mother

老娘 lǎo niáng

my old mother / I, this old woman / my old lady (colloquial) / maternal grandmother / midwife

大娘 dà niáng

(coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address)

额娘 é niáng

Emperor

红娘 hóng niáng

matchmaker

娘舅 niáng jiù

uncle / brother of one's mother

老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng

female proprietor / lady boss / boss's wife

婶娘 shěn niáng

aunt / wife of one's father's younger brother

娘子军 niáng zi jūn

women soldiers

亲娘 qīn niáng

Mother

新嫁娘 xīn jià niáng

bride

娘娘庙 Niáng niáng miào

temple of Goddess of Fertility

娘俩 niáng liǎ

Niang

伴娘 bàn niáng

bridesmaid / maid of honor / matron of honor

娘儿们 niáng r men

(dialect) woman / wife

娘胎 niáng tāi

womb

丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng

wife's mother / mother-in-law / same as 丈母

骂娘 mà niáng

to curse (at sb) / to call sb names