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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.
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