結義的娘嬭
Chinese
| to make a solemn pact | really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of |
mother | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (結義的娘嬭) | 結義 | 的 | 娘嬭 | |
| simp. (结义的娘妳) | 结义 | 的 | 娘妳 | |
Pronunciation
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): geh6 gi5 eh6 nieo2 le3 / geh6 gi5 eh6 niu2 le3
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: geh6 gi5 eh6 nieo2 le3 [Phonetic: geh4 gi5 eh6 nieo5 le3]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: geh-gī-eh-ná̤u-lâ̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² ki¹¹ ɛʔ²¹ nieu¹³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: geh6 gi5 eh6 niu2 le3 [Phonetic: geh7 gi5 eh6 niu5 ne3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɛʔ²⁻⁴ ki²¹ ɛʔ² niu²⁴⁻²¹ (l-)ne³³²/
- (Putian)
Noun
結義的娘嬭
- (Puxian Min) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 乾媽 (“godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 乾媽, 乾娘, 義母 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 乾媽, 乾娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 乾娘 |
| Wanrong | 乾媽 | |
| Xi'an | 乾媽 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 乾媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 乾媽 |
| Liuzhou | 乾媽, 契媽 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 契媽 |
| Hong Kong | 契媽 | |
| Dongguan | 契媽 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 乾娘 |
| Lichuan | 契娘 | |
| Pingxiang | 乾娘 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 相認哀 |
| Yudu | 契姐, 奶媽 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 義奶, 義娘奶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 契母 |
| Quanzhou | 契母 | |
| Jinjiang | 契母 | |
| Zhangzhou | 契母 | |
| Tainan | 契母 GT | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 契母 | |
| Shantou | 契母, 契哀 | |
| Jieyang | 契哀 | |
| Leizhou | 契嬭 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 結義的娘嬭 |
| Xianyou | 結義的娘嬭 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 契媽, 契娘 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 乾娘 |
| Hangzhou | 乾娘 | |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 乾娘 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
See also
References
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “结义的娘奶”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 206.