娘 niang niáng

mother; young girl; woman; wife

HSK 5 #881

DEFINITIONS

娘 niáng
  • mother
  • young lady
  • (coll.) effeminate
  • variant of 娘[niang2]

STROKES

WORDS

姑娘 gū niang
HSK 5
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
新娘 xīn niáng
HSK 6
bride
娘娘腔 niáng niang qiāng sissy; effeminate
伴娘 bàn niáng bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor
灰姑娘 huī gū niang Cinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
婆娘 pó niáng woman (derog.)
娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
老娘 lǎo niáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife
娘家 niáng jia married woman's parents' home
老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife
娘子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman
娘儿们 niáng r men (dialect) woman; wife
奶娘 nǎi niáng (dialect) wet nurse
娘胎 niáng tāi womb
丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母
爹娘 diē niáng (dialect) parents
大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address)
红娘 hóng niáng matchmaker
骂娘 mà niáng to curse (at sb); to call sb names
干娘 gān niáng adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
纺织娘 fǎng zhī niáng katydid; long-horned grasshopper
老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady; Madam (polite address); CL:位[wei4]
乾娘 gān niáng adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
他娘的 tā niáng de same as 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]
半老徐娘 bàn lǎo xú niáng middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
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