姑娘
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Chinese
| paternal aunt | mother; young lady | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (姑娘) | 姑 | 娘 | |
| simp. #(姑娘) | 姑 | 娘 | |
| alternative forms | 菇涼／菇凉 slang | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
姑娘
- girl; maiden; unmarried woman
- (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, colloquial) daughter
- (Jilu, Central Plains, Jianghuai and Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Huizhou, Shaowu Min, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
- (Jianghuai Mandarin, Yangjiang Yue, Wu) sister-in-law (husband's sister)
- (Southwestern Mandarin) wife
- (historical, obsolete) concubine
- (chiefly Cantonese, Southern Min, Christianity) nun or unmarried female preacher (often as a title)
- 還有，四位忠心的女傳道，三位姑娘和一位師奶 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2014, 盧陳詠恩, 我在教會成長的點滴, in 九龍城浸信會75周年紀念特刊
- waan4 jau5, sei3 wai6-2 zung1 sam1 dik1 neoi5 cyun4 dou6, saam1 wai6-2 gu1 noeng4 wo4 jat1 wai6-2 si1 naai5-1
- In addition, four faithful female pastors, three unmarried and one married
还有，四位忠心的女传道，三位姑娘和一位师奶 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- 另外，包括高姑娘在內有好幾位宣教師轉至南部服事。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2015, 陳美玲, 淡水婦學堂的領航者--高哈拿姑娘, in 女宣雜誌 (Women Ministry), issue 418
- Lìngwài, bāokuò Gāo gūniang zàinèi yǒu hǎo jǐ wèi xuānjiàoshī zhuǎn zhì nánbù fúshì.
- Furthermore, quite a few preachers including Miss Connell transferred to the South to serve.
另外，包括高姑娘在内有好几位宣教师转至南部服事。 [MSC, simp.]
- (Cantonese) female nurse, healthcare professional, social worker, etc.
- (colloquial, dialectal) female prostitute
- 老實說，也不過像公子哥兒嫖姑娘一樣，吃著碗裡，瞧著碟裡 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1941, 曾樸 (Zeng Pu), 孽海花 (A Flower in a Sinful Sea)
- Lǎoshíshuō, yě bùguò xiàng gōngzǐgēr piáo gūniang yīyàng, chī zhe wǎn lǐ, qiáo zhe dié lǐ
- To be honest, it's just like how the playboys visit prostitutes – eating from a bowl while looking at what's in the plate.
老实说，也不过像公子哥儿嫖姑娘一样，吃着碗里，瞧着碟里 [MSC, simp.]
- (Muping Mandarin) young sorceress; young witch
- (Northern Thai Mandarin) woman
- (Guangzhou Cantonese, dated) Ms.; Miss
- (Pingxiang Gan) young married woman
- Alternative name for 菇蔫 (gūniān, “bladder cherry”).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 女孩子 (“young girl”)
Dialectal synonyms of 女兒 (“daughter”)
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 姑子 (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 妻子 (“wife”)
Dialectal synonyms of 妾 (“concubine”)
Dialectal synonyms of 修女 (“Catholic nun”)
Dialectal synonyms of 護士 (“nurse”)
Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”)
Dialectal synonyms of 巫婆 (“witch; sorceress”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 巫婆, 女巫, 師婆, 師婆子 | |
| Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 巫婆兒, 姑娘 young |
| Jinan | 神婆, 神媽媽 | |
| Luoyang | 神婆兒, 巫婆兒, 師婆兒 | |
| Wanrong | 神婆子 | |
| Xi'an | 神婆子 | |
| Yinchuan | 神婆子 | |
| Xining | 神娘娘 | |
| Ürümqi | 神婆子 | |
| Chengdu | 觀仙婆兒, 巫婆 | |
| Guiyang | 神婆 | |
| Xuzhou | 神嬤兒嬤兒 | |
| Yangzhou | 神婆子 | |
| Nanjing | 巫婆 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 神婆 |
| Hong Kong | 巫婆 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 巫婆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 神婆子 |
| Xinzhou | 神婆子 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 神媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 神姐, 神婆, 紅姨 |
| Quanzhou | 神姐, 神婆 | |
| Hui'an | 揣神婆 | |
| Zhangzhou | 紅姨 | |
| Haikou | 神婆 | |
| Wu | Jinhua | 巫三姑娘, 三姊妹, 三姑, 仙姑 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 巫婆 |
Dialectal synonyms of 女人 (“woman”)
- (Miss): 女士 (nǚshì)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 姑 | 娘 |
| くー Hyōgaiji |
にゃん Grade: S |
| irregular | |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 姑娘 (gūniang).