阿娘
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Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
mother; young lady | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿娘) | 阿 | 娘 | |
| simp. #(阿娘) | 阿 | 娘 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: āniáng
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: aniáng
- Wade–Giles: a1-niang2
- Yale: ā-nyáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aniang
- Palladius: анян (anjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: анён (ani͡on, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /a²⁴ niɑŋ²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 noeng4
- Yale: a nèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 noeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 nêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ nœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-niâ
- Tâi-lô: á-niâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: afniaa
- IPA (Quanzhou): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-niâ
- Tâi-lô: an-niâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: anniaa
- IPA (Taipei): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: án-niâ
- Tâi-lô: án-niâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: afnniaa
- IPA (Quanzhou): /an⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: a1 niê5 / a1 nio5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a niê / a niô
- Sinological IPA (key): /a³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/, /a³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/
- Wu
Noun
阿娘
- (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Huaining Gan, Xiayang Northern Min, Southern Min, Jinxiang Wu, Chenxi Xiang) mother
- (Zhejiang Wu, Pinghua) paternal grandmother
- (Fuqing Eastern Min, Leizhou Min) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (Du'an Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhejiang Wu) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
- (dialectal Hakka) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
- (dialectal Mandarin, Conghua Cantonese, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
- (Yunnan Mandarin, Wenzhounese) maternal aunt (mother's sister)
- (Simao Mandarin) sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)
- (Taining Gan, Sanming Central Min, Mingxi Shaojiang Min) wife
- (Cantonese, dated) father's primary wife
- (Wenzhounese, dated) father's concubine
- (Northern Min) woman
- (obsolete, polite) elderly woman
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum; mother”)
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”)
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”)
Dialectal synonyms of 岳母 (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 嬸母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 姨母 (“maternal aunt (mother's sister)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 小姑子 (“sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 妻子 (“wife”)
Dialectal synonyms of 女人 (“woman”)
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-niû
- Tâi-lô: a-niû
- Phofsit Daibuun: aniuu
- IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ niũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-niô͘
- Tâi-lô: a-niôo
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-niû
- Tâi-lô: á-niû
- Phofsit Daibuun: afniuu
- IPA (Quanzhou): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: án-niû
- Tâi-lô: án-niû
- Phofsit Daibuun: afnniuu
- IPA (Quanzhou): /an⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niũ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: a1 nia5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a niâ
- Sinological IPA (key): /a³³⁻²³ nia⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
Noun
阿娘
- (Southern Min, dated) mistress (a female master)
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) A term of address used by a maidservant for the mistress.
- (Malaysia and Singapore Teochew, slang) beautiful young woman
Pronoun
阿娘
- (Southern Min, dated, in love songs) you (female singular)
Verb
阿娘
Descendants
→ English: Ah Nia