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  noeng4 noeng1   jyutping
  niang2   pinyin
[] noeng4 [] niang2
[1] [n] mom; mum; ma; mother
[2] [n] aunt - a form of addressing an elderly married woman
[3] [n] girl; young woman

[] noeng1 - Cantonese only
[adj] unfashionable; unstylish; dowdy

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 10
Level: 1
Radical: (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 9443 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th May 2017 03:30

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detail  lou5 baan2 noeng4  lao3 ban3 niang2 = proprietress
detail  bun6 noeng4*2  ban4 niang2 = maid of honor; matron of honor
detail  gu1 noeng4  gu1 niang5 = girl; maiden
detail  san1 noeng4*2/4  xin1 niang2 = bride
detail  de1 noeng4   = father and mother, parents
detail  tit3 gu1 noeng4  tie3 gu1 niang2 = iron lady
detail  noeng4 gaa1  niang2 jia1 = the home or family of a married woman's parents
detail  san1 gaa3 noeng4*2   = a newlywed bride
detail  lou5 daai6 noeng4  lao3 da4 niang2 = aunty; granny
detail  tyut3 ji1 mou5 noeng4  tuo1 yi1 wu3 niang2 = striptease dancer
See all 35 compounds (CantoDict reports 36 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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