弄瓦

Chinese

		to do; to manage; to handle to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley	clay spindle whorl
trad. (弄瓦)		弄	瓦
simp. ^#(弄瓦)		弄	瓦

Etymology

In ancient times, girls were given spindle whorls as toys, in the hope that they will become proficient in weaving when they grow up.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nòngwǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁶ ngaa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nòngwǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nòngwǎ
  - Wade–Giles: nung⁴-wa³
  - Yale: nùng-wǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nonqwoa
  - Palladius: нунва (nunva)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁶ ngaa⁵
  - Yale: luhng ngáh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁶ ngaa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: lung⁶ nga⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³/

Verb

弄瓦

(literary) to give birth to a girl

Derived terms

弄璋弄瓦
弄瓦之喜 (nòngwǎzhīxǐ)

See also

弄璋 (nòngzhāng)