娘娘
Chinese
mother; young lady | mother; young lady | ||
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trad. (娘娘) | 娘 | 娘 | |
simp. #(娘娘) | 娘 | 娘 |
Pronunciation 1
Noun
娘娘
- (archaic) lady (a term for use when addressing an empress or a consort)
- 太后娘娘 ― tàihòu niángniang ― Empress Dowager
- (religion) lady (a term for use when addressing a goddess)
- 王母娘娘 ― Wángmǔ Niángniang ― Queen Mother of the West
- (honorific, archaic) woman; lady
- (archaic) mother
- (dialectal) paternal grandmother
- (dialectal) father's sister; paternal aunt
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]
Pronunciation 2
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) [map]
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