奶奶

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Chinese

breast; lady; milk breast; lady; milk
trad. (奶奶)
simp. #(奶奶)
alternative forms 𬂌𬂌 Eastern Min

Pronunciation 1


Noun

奶奶

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Northern Min, informal, endearing) paternal grandmother; gramma; granny
    一個嘮叨奶奶 [MSC, trad.]
    一个唠叨奶奶 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge ài láodao de nǎinai
    a nagging grandmother
    今天奶奶生辰所以不可 [MSC, trad.]
    今天奶奶生辰所以不可 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān shì nǐ nǎinai de shēngchén, suǒyǐ nǐ fēi lái bùkě.
    It's your grandma's birthday today, so you've got to attend.
  2. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
  3. (Cantonese, Southern Min) lady; madam
    奶奶 [Cantonese, trad.]
    奶奶 [Cantonese, simp.]
    naai5-4 naai5-2, sik6 dak1 faan6 laa3!
    Dinner is ready, ma'am!
Synonyms
  • (paternal grandmother):
  • (mother-in-law):
Derived terms
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Pronunciation 2


Noun

奶奶

  1. (dialectal) breast
  2. (Sichuanese, childish in Cantonese, Wu) milk; breast milk
Synonyms
  • (breast):
  • (milk):
  • () (literary, or in compounds)
  • 乳汁 (rǔzhī)
  • 唧唧 (ji4 ji4) (Xiang, childish)
  • (nǎi) (literary, or in compounds)
  • 奶唧唧 (lai3 ji4 ji4) (Xiang, childish)
  • 奶子 (nǎizi) (dialectal, colloquial)
  • 奶水 (nǎishuǐ)
  • 奶汁 (nǎizhī)
Derived terms

Pronunciation 3


Noun

奶奶

  1. (Northern Min) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
Synonyms