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Information of 娘

Pinyin niáng

Radical

女

Strokes

10 strokes

Usage

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Definition

mother / young lady, mother / troubled

娘 (niáng) 1. 母亲: mother; e.g. 妈娘 (māniáng), 娘家 (niángjiā), 爹娘 (diēniáng). Mother: e.g. maternal home, parents. 2. 对年轻女子的称呼: a term for young women; e.g. 娘子 (niángzi), 姑娘 (gūniáng), 娇娘 (jiāoniáng), 新娘 (xīnniáng). A term for young women: e.g. newlywed, girl. 3. 称长一辈或年长的已婚妇女: a term for older or married women; e.g. 大娘 (dàniáng), 婶娘 (shěnniáng). A term for elderly or married women: e.g. aunt, older lady. 本义: 对妇女的泛称，多指少女. Original Meaning: A general term for women, mainly referring to young girls. 造字法: 形声。从女，良声. Character Composition: Phonetic, consisting of the radical for woman and the phonetic 良. 同本义 (En: women; young woman) 1. A young woman; e.g. 古乐府《子夜歌》: 见娘喜容媚，愿得结金兰. Classic poetry example: "Seeing her beauty, I wish to bond our friendship." 2. 俗: 母亲 (En: ma; mother) E.g. 《乐府诗集·木兰诗》: 旦辞爷娘去. "On the dawn she bids farewell to her parents." 3. 奴婢对女主人称娘 (En: mistress) E.g. 《金瓶梅词话》: 娘这个鞋，只好盛我一个脚指头儿罢. "Mistress, this shoe can only fit my toe." 4. 称人之妻 (En: wife). E.g. 娘们 (referring to wife). 5. 称长一辈或年长的已婚妇女 (En: elderly lady) E.g. 明·归有光《项脊轩志》: 娘以指叩门. "She knocks on the door with her finger."

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