娘 (noeng4 noeng1 | niang2) : mom; aunt; girl; old-fashioned

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娘

noeng4 noeng1

niang2

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

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

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 女 (#38)

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

娘

This word has been viewed 12627 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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老闆娘 lou5 baan2 noeng4 lao3 ban3 niang2 = proprietress

伴娘 bun6 noeng4*2 ban4 niang2 = maid of honor; matron of honor

姑娘 gu1 noeng4 gu1 niang5 = girl; maiden

新娘 san1 noeng4*2/4 xin1 niang2 = bride

爹娘 de1 noeng4 = father and mother, parents

鐵姑娘 tit3 gu1 noeng4 tie3 gu1 niang2 = iron lady

娘家 noeng4 gaa1 niang2 jia1 = the home or family of a married woman's parents

新嫁娘 san1 gaa3 noeng4*2 = a newlywed bride

老大娘 lou5 daai6 noeng4 lao3 da4 niang2 = aunty; granny 國

脫衣舞娘 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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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 娘
Unicode code for this character: U+5a18 (off-site link)

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