阿娘
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)
- (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)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-niâ
- Tâi-lô: a-niâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: aniaa
- IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² niã²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei, Yilan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /a³³ niã²⁴/
- (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/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Hsinchu)
- 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”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 岳母 (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 嬸母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 姨母 (“maternal aunt (mother's sister)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 小姑子 (“sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 妻子 (“wife”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 女人 (“woman”) [map]
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