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noeng4
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[1] mother [2] [n] young girl; women; wife; girls Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: 女 (#38)
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| This character was last edited on 23rd Aug 2008 | |
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姑娘
gu1 noeng4 = girl; maiden
新娘
san1 noeng4*2/4 = bride
爹娘
de1 noeng4 = father and mother, parents
鐵姑娘
tit3 gu1 noeng4 = iron lady
娘家
noeng4 gaa1 = the home or family of a married woman's parents
新嫁娘
san1 gaa3 noeng4*2 = a newlywed bride
老闆娘
lou5 baan2 noeng4 = boss's wife
老大娘
lou5 daai6 noeng4 = aunty; granny國
伴娘
bun6 noeng4*2 = bridesmaid, a matron of honor
脫衣舞娘
tyut3 ji1 mou5 noeng4 = striptease dancerSee all 28 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 娘
Unicode code for this character: U+5A18 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 娘
Unicode code for this character: U+5A18 (off-site link)
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