姑娘

More information paternal aunt, mother; young lady ...

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gūniang, gūniáng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ, ㄍㄨㄋㄧㄤˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гўнён (gwni͡on, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gu¹ noeng⁴ / gu¹ noeng^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gu¹ niang³
Gan (Wiktionary): gu¹ nyiong
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kû-ngiòng
Jin (Wiktionary): gu¹ nion³
Eastern Min (BUC): gŭ-niòng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-niû / ko͘-niô͘
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ku-gnian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gūniang
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guniång
  - Wade–Giles: ku¹-niang⁵
  - Yale: gū-nyang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.niang
  - Palladius: гунян (gunjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ²/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (姑娘兒 / 姑娘儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gūniangr
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guniångr
  - Wade–Giles: ku¹-niang⁵-ʼrh
  - Yale: gū-nyangr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.niangl
  - Palladius: гунянр (gunjanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑ̃ɻ²/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gūniáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄋㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guniáng
  - Wade–Giles: ku¹-niang²
  - Yale: gū-nyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guniang
  - Palladius: гунян (gunjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

Note:

gūniangr - “prostitute”;
gūniáng - “paternal aunt; sister-in-law”.

- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гўнён (gwni͡on, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²⁴ niɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ noeng⁴ / gu¹ noeng^4-2
  - Yale: gū nèuhng / gū néung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ noeng⁴ / gu¹ noeng^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ nêng⁴ / gu¹ nêng^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/, /kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gu¹ niang³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku³³ ⁿdiaŋ²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: gu¹ nyiong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁴² n̠ʲiɔŋ²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kû-ngiòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gu^ˊ ngiong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gu¹ ngiong²
  - Sinological IPA: /ku²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: gu¹ nion³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ku¹¹ niɒ̃⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gŭ-niòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ nˡuoŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-niû
  - Tâi-lô: koo-niû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koniuu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-niô͘
  - Tâi-lô: koo-niôo
  - IPA (Tainan): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ku-gnian
  - MiniDict: ku^平 nyan
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ku-nyian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku⁵⁵ n̠ʲiã²¹/

Noun

姑娘

girl; maiden; unmarried woman
- 2004 December 9, Xu Wei, “曾經的你 [You in the Past]”, in 每一刻都是嶄新的 [Every Moment Is Completely New], performed by Xu Wei:
  
  曾讓你心疼的姑娘　如今已悄然無蹤影 [MSC, trad.]
  曾让你心疼的姑娘　如今已悄然无踪影 [MSC, simp.]
  Céng ràng nǐ xīnténg de gūniang, Rújīn yǐ qiǎorán wú zōngyǐng [Pinyin]
  The girl who once made you love tenderly has disappeared completely now
(Mandarin, Gan, Jin, colloquial) daughter
(Jilu, Central Plains, Jianghuai and Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Huizhou, Shaowu Min, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
(Jianghuai Mandarin, Yangjiang Yue, Wu) sister-in-law (husband's sister)
(Southwestern Mandarin) wife
(historical, obsolete) concubine
(chiefly Cantonese, Southern Min, Christianity) nun or unmarried female preacher (often as a title)
- 還有，四位忠心的女傳道，三位姑娘和一位師奶 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  还有，四位忠心的女传道，三位姑娘和一位师奶 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 2014, 盧陳詠恩, 我在教會成長的點滴, in 九龍城浸信會75周年紀念特刊
  waan⁴ jau⁵, sei³ wai^6-2 zung¹ sam¹ dik¹ neoi⁵ cyun⁴ dou⁶, saam¹ wai^6-2 gu¹ noeng⁴ wo⁴ jat¹ wai^6-2 si¹ naai^5-1 [Jyutping]
  In addition, four faithful female pastors, three unmarried and one married
- 另外，包括高姑娘在內有好幾位宣教師轉至南部服事。 [MSC, trad.]
  另外，包括高姑娘在内有好几位宣教师转至南部服事。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2015, 陳美玲, 淡水婦學堂的領航者--高哈拿姑娘, in 女宣雜誌 (Women Ministry), issue 418
  Lìngwài, bāokuò Gāo gūniang zàinèi yǒu hǎo jǐ wèi xuānjiàoshī zhuǎn zhì nánbù fúshì. [Pinyin]
  Furthermore, quite a few preachers including Miss Connell transferred to the South to serve.
(Cantonese) female nurse, healthcare professional, social worker, etc.
- 病房入面得好少姑娘　但係就住咗好多病人 [Cantonese, trad.]
  病房入面得好少姑娘　但系就住咗好多病人 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 2016, 膠膠, 膠膠的姑娘 G 你今日膠咗未, page 12
  beng⁶ fong^4-2 jap⁶ min⁶ dak¹ hou² siu² gu¹ noeng⁴, daan⁶ hai⁶ zau⁶ zyu⁶ zo² hou² do¹ beng⁶ jan⁴ [Jyutping]
  There are just a few nurses in the sickroom, but many patients are living there.
(colloquial, dialectal) female prostitute
- 老實說，也不過像公子哥兒嫖姑娘一樣，吃著碗裡，瞧著碟裡 [MSC, trad.]
  老实说，也不过像公子哥儿嫖姑娘一样，吃着碗里，瞧着碟里 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1941, 曾樸 (Zeng Pu), 孽海花 (A Flower in a Sinful Sea)
  Lǎoshíshuō, yě bùguò xiàng gōngzǐgēr piáo gūniang yīyàng, chī zhe wǎn lǐ, qiáo zhe dié lǐ [Pinyin]
  To be honest, it's just like how the playboys visit prostitutes – eating from a bowl while looking at what's in the plate.
(Muping Mandarin) young sorceress; young witch
(Northern Thai Mandarin) woman
(Guangzhou Cantonese, dated) Ms.; Miss
(Pingxiang Gan) young married woman
Alternative name for 菇蔫 (gūniān, “bladder cherry”).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 女孩子 (“young girl”) [map]

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Dialectal synonyms of 姑娘 (“unmarried woman; maiden”) [map]

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Dialectal synonyms of 女兒 (“daughter”) [map]

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Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]

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Dialectal synonyms of 姑子 (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”) [map]

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Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]

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(Miss): 女士 (nǚshì)

Derived terms

二姑娘
二姑娘倒貼 / 二姑娘倒贴
二姑娘頑老雕 / 二姑娘顽老雕
十八的姑娘一朵花
堂分姑娘
大姑娘 (dàgūniang)
大姑娘坐花轎 / 大姑娘坐花轿
姑娘人家
姑娘仔
姑娘伢
姑娘兒 / 姑娘儿 (gūniangr)
姑娘婆婆
姑娘嫂
姑娘家
姑娘氣 / 姑娘气
姑娘追
小姑娘 (xiǎogūniang)
新姑娘
灰姑娘 (Huīgūniang)
紅姑娘 / 红姑娘 (hónggūniang)
老姑娘 (lǎogūniang)
胖姑娘坐小轎兒 / 胖姑娘坐小轿儿
花姑娘
見五姑娘 / 见五姑娘 (jiàn wǔ gūniang)
見伍姑娘 / 见伍姑娘 (jiàn Wǔ gūniang)
豆姑娘
鬥姑娘 / 斗姑娘
黃姑娘 / 黄姑娘
黃花姑娘 / 黄花姑娘

Descendants

→ Japanese: 姑娘 (kūnyan)
→ Korean: 꾸냥 (kkunyang), 쿠냥 (kunyang)
→ Russian: ку́ня (kúnja)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		女孩, 女孩子, 女童
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	女孩兒, 小女孩兒, 小姑娘, 小閨女, 小丫頭, 妞兒, 小妞兒, 女花兒
	Taiwan	女孩, 女孩子
	Singapore	女孩子
Jilu Mandarin	Weifang (Weicheng)	閨女兒, 小妮兒
	Weifang (Fangzi)	小閨女
	Changle	閨女, 妮兒
	Shouguang	妮子
	Wulian	識字班
	Jinan	小閨女兒, 小妮兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Weifang (Hanting)	小閨女
	Changyi	閨女, 小嫚兒
	Gaomi	小嫚兒
	Zhucheng	小閨女子兒
	Anqiu	閨女
	Linqu	閨女
	Qingzhou	小閨女, 小閨妮兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Kaifeng	女孩兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	女子娃, 女子, 女娃子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	女娃子, 女娃兒, 女娃娃
	Wuhan	女伢, 姑娘, 姑娘伢
	Guilin	女把爺
	Guanyang	妹崽家
	Dagudi (Maliba)	小姑娘
	Reshuitang (Longling)	小姑娘
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	小姑娘
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	小姑娘
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	女霞子
	Xinghua	姑娘, 丫頭, 外家裡
	Hefei	丫頭
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	女子崽
Cantonese	Guangzhou	女仔, 細路女 child, 姑娘仔
	Hong Kong	女仔, 細路女 child, 姑娘仔
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	妹仔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	女仔
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	女仔
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	妹仔
	Macau	女仔
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	女仔
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	女仔
	Foshan	女仔
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	女仔
	Foshan (Shunde)	女仔
	Foshan (Sanshui)	女仔
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	女仔
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	女仔
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	女仔
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	女仔
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	女仔
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	女仔
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	女仔
	Taishan	女仔, 細路女 child, 細民女 child
	Kaiping (Chikan)	女仔, 細佬女 child, 細民女 child
	Enping (Niujiang)	女仔
	Heshan (Yayao)	女仔
	Dongguan	女仔
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	婦娘妹
	Qingyuan	女仔
	Fogang	女仔
	Yingde (Hanguang)	女仔
	Yangshan	妹仔
	Lianshan (Butian)	妹仔兒
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	女仔
	Shaoguan	女仔
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	女仔, 妹仔
	Renhua	女仔
	Lechang	女仔
	Yangjiang	妹, 妹仔
	Nanning	女仔, 妹仔, 妹丁
	Dongxing	妹仔
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	女仔
	Singapore (Guangfu)	女仔
Gan	Nanchang	女崽子
Gan	Pengze	女妹
Hakka	Meixian	細妹仔
	Xingning	細妹哩, 賠錢貨 †
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	女仔
	Huidong (Daling)	阿僬妹仔
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	僬妹
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	老妹仔
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	女仔, 僬妹仔
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	細妹子
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	細妹仔
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	妹仔
	Changting	細妹子
	Wuping	細妹子
	Wuping (Pingyu)	細妹子
	Liancheng	妹子人
	Ninghua	女子薩
	Ruijin	女客子, 細女子
	Shicheng	細女女子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	細妹仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	細妹仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	細妹仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	細妹
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	細妹仔, 細妹
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	妹子, 妹子人
	Hong Kong	妹仔
Jin	Taiyuan	妮子, 女娃娃
Northern Min	Jian'ou	阿娘囝仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	諸娘囝
Eastern Min	Matsu	諸娘囝
Southern Min	Xiamen	查某囡仔
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	查某囡仔
	Quanzhou	查某囡仔
	Zhangzhou	查某囡仔, 查某嬰
	Yunxiao	查囡仔
	Taipei	查某囡仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	查某囡仔
	Kaohsiung	查某囝
	Yilan	查某囡仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	查某囡仔
	Taichung	查某囡仔
	Tainan	查某囡仔
	Hsinchu	查某囡仔
	Kinmen	查某囡仔
	Penghu (Magong)	查某囡仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	查某囡仔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	查某囡仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	查某囡仔
	Chaozhou	諸娘囝
	Shantou	諸娘囝, 查某囝
	Shantou (Chenghai)	諸娘囝
	Jieyang	諸娘囝
	Lufeng	查某囡仔
	Haifeng	查某囡仔
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	查某囝
	Singapore (Teochew)	查某囝
	Leizhou	查某囝
	Wenchang	查某囝
	Haikou	查某囝
Puxian Min	Putian	嬸娘囝
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	嬸娘囝
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	嬸娘囝
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	嬸娘囝
	Xianyou	小娘囝
	Xianyou (Fengting)	小娘囝
	Xianyou (Youyang)	小娘囝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	女囝
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	姑娘
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	女子
Wu	Shanghai	女小囡, 小鬼丫頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	丫頭, 小娘
	Suzhou	小娘兒, 女小干
	Ningbo	小娘, 小娘屄, 小娘頭, 娘子
	Wenzhou	女兒, 媛子兒
Xiang	Changsha	妹子, 細妹子, 妹伢子
	Shuangfeng	妹唧, 細妹唧
	Hengyang	妹唧
Note	† - derogatory

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		閨女
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	閨女, 閨娘
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	閨女
Central Plains Mandarin	Xining	姑娘
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	閨女
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	女娃子, 女娃娃, 女娃兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	姑娘 young, 姑奶 dated, 娘娘 dated, face-to-face
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	姑娘 young
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	姑娘
Jin	Taiyuan	姑娘, 閨女
Wu	Shanghai	姑娘 young
	Suzhou	姑娘
	Danyang	姑娘

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姑母
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒
	Taiwan	姑姑
	Harbin	姑, 姑姑
	Shenyang	姑姑
	Singapore	姑姑
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	姑姑, 姑
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	姑
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	姑
	Wanrong	姑
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	姑
	Xi'an	姑媽 †, 姑 ‡
	Xining	娘娘
	Xuzhou	姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	姑媽
	Lanzhou	娘娘
	Ürümqi	姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姑媽 §, 娘娘
	Wuhan	姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated
	Guiyang	姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠
	Kunming	姑媽 §, 娘 ≠
	Liuzhou	姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡
	Yangzhou	娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest
	Nantong	姑媽 †
	Hefei	姑佬, 佬佬, 佬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Hong Kong	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Macau	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	姑姐
	Foshan (Shunde)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Sanshui)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿姑
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	阿姑
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿姑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姑
	Taishan	阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姑
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿姑
	Heshan (Yayao)	姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Dongguan	阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
	Shaoguan	姑媽, 姑姐
	Yunfu	阿姑
	Yangjiang	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Xinyi	阿姑
	Lianjiang	𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	姑媽, 姑姐 ≠
	Singapore (Guangfu)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Gan	Nanchang	姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘
	Lichuan	姑, 大姑 †
	Pingxiang	姑娘
Hakka	Meixian	阿姑
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	阿姑
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	阿姑
	Yudu	姑姑, 姑姊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿姑
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿姑
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿姑
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿姑
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿姑
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿姑
	Hong Kong	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿姑
Huizhou	Jixi	姑, 姑姑
Jin	Taiyuan	姑姑, 姑媽
Jin	Xinzhou	姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊 ¶
Northern Min	Jian'ou	姑姑
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡
	Fuqing	姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
	Matsu	依姑
	Singapore (Fuqing)	姑姑
Southern Min	Xiamen	阿姑
	Quanzhou	阿姑
	Zhangzhou	阿姑
	Kaohsiung	阿姑
	Yilan	阿姑
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姑
	Taichung	阿姑
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿姑
	Tainan	阿姑
	Taitung	阿姑
	Hsinchu	阿姑
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姑
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姑
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿姑
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姑, 姑姑 honorific
	Chaozhou	阿姑
	Shantou	阿姑
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姑
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姑
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姑
	Leizhou	姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡
	Wenchang	姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡
	Haikou	姑母 ∅, 阿姑 ¶
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	姑母 †, 姑 ‡
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	姑母 †, 姑 ‡
Wu	Shanghai	娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡
	Shanghai (Chongming)	姑娘
	Suzhou	嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡
	Danyang	親嫚
	Hangzhou	乾娘
	Ningbo	姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Wenzhou	阿娘
	Jinhua	娘娘, 姑 ∅
Xiang	Changsha	姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
	Loudi	大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
	Shuangfeng	大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
	Hengyang	姑伯娘 †, 姑唧 ‡, 嫚嫚 ‡
Note	† - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		妾, 姬, 媵, 妾媵, 媵妾, 侍妾, 姬妾, 側室, 偏室, 姑娘
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		妾, 偏房
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	小太太兒, 小婆婆兒, 小奶奶兒, 小的兒, 屋兒裡人
	Taiwan	小老婆, 姨太太
	Harbin	小老婆
	Singapore	小老婆
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	小老婆
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	小老婆兒, 小婆子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	小老婆兒
	Wanrong	小婆子
	Xi'an	小婆子, 小
	Xuzhou	小的兒, 小的, 小兒, 小點子, 小婆兒, 小婆子, 庶夫人
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	小老婆, 小
	Lanzhou	小老婆
	Ürümqi	小老婆
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	小老婆, 小婆子
	Wuhan	小堂客, 小, 姨太太
	Guiyang	小婆娘, 姨太太
	Liuzhou	小的, 小, 小老婆, 小婆
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	小老婆
Cantonese	Guangzhou	細婆, 妾侍
	Hong Kong	細婆, 妾侍
	Dongguan	細婆
Gan	Nanchang	小老婆, 小
	Lichuan	小婆
	Pingxiang	小老婆, 小婆子
Hakka	Meixian	小婆
	Yudu	小老婆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	細姐, 細婆, 偏房
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	細姐
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	細姐
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	細姆, 細姐仔, 細婆, 偏房
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	細姆
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	細姐仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	細姐仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	細姐, 細婆, 偏房
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	細姐, 細姨, 偏房
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	細姐, 細婆, 偏房
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	細姨, 細姐, 細婆, 偏房
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	細姐, 細姨, 偏房
Huizhou	Jixi	細老嫗
Jin	Taiyuan	小老婆, 姨娘, 姨太太
Jin	Xinzhou	小婆子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	小嬤
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	細婆 non-face-to-face, 細姐 face-to-face, 姨太 older, 姑娘 younger, face to face
Southern Min	Xiamen	細姨
	Quanzhou	細姨
	Jinjiang	細姨
	Yongchun	細姨
	Zhangzhou	細姨
	Taipei	細姨
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	細姨
	Kaohsiung	細姨
	Yilan	細姨
	Changhua (Lukang)	細姨
	Taichung	細姨
	Tainan	細姨
	Hsinchu	細姨
	Kinmen	細姨
	Penghu (Magong)	細姨
	Manila (Hokkien)	細姨
	Chaozhou	姨囝
	Leizhou	細娘
	Haikou	細姩, 細老婆, 孧老婆, 細
Puxian Min	Putian	阿娌, 阿姐 regional, 細婆, 細某, 德配
Puxian Min	Xianyou	阿娌, 細某, 德配
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	細婆
Wu	Shanghai	小老媽, 小老婆, 小娘子, 偏房
	Shanghai (Chongming)	小老婆, 小老官, 姨太太
	Suzhou	小老媽
	Danyang	小老媽
	Hangzhou	小老婆
	Ningbo	小老𡢿
	Wenzhou	姨娘, 姨娘兒
	Jinhua	小老婆, 小婆
Xiang	Changsha	小婆子, 小堂客
	Loudi	小
	Hengyang	妾婆子

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		護士
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	護士
	Taiwan	護士, 護師, 護理師
	Chifeng	護士
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	護士
	Harbin	護士
	Shenyang	護士
	Malaysia	護士
	Singapore	護士
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	護士
	Tangshan	護士
	Cangzhou	護士, 護理
	Baoding	護士, 看護
	Shijiazhuang	護士
	Jinan	護士
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	護士
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	護士
	Zhengzhou	護士
	Xi'an	護士
	Xining	護士
	Xuzhou	護士
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	護士
	Lanzhou	護士
	Ürümqi	護士
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	護士, 看護
	Chongqing	護士
	Wuhan	護士, 看護
	Guiyang	護士
	Kunming	護士
	Guilin	護士
	Liuzhou	護士
	Dagudi (Maliba)	護士
	Reshuitang (Longling)	護士
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	護士
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	護士
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	護士
	Yangzhou	護士
	Nantong	護士
	Hefei	護士
Cantonese	Guangzhou	護士, 姑娘
	Hong Kong	護士, 姑娘
	Taishan	護士, 看護
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	密司
	Singapore (Guangfu)	密司, 護士
Gan	Nanchang	護士
Gan	Pingxiang	護士
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	護士
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	護士
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	護士
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	護士
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	護士
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	護士
	Senai (Huiyang)	密司
Huizhou	Jixi	護士
Huizhou	Shexian	護士
Jin	Taiyuan	護士
	Xinzhou	護士
	Linhe	護士
	Jining	護士
	Hohhot	護士
	Zhangjiakou	護士
	Handan	護士
Northern Min	Jian'ou	護士, 看護士 dated, 看護 dated
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	醫生姐
Southern Min	Xiamen	護士
	Quanzhou	護士
	Zhangzhou	護士
	Taipei	護士
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	護士
	Kaohsiung	看護婦, 護士
	Yilan	護士
	Changhua (Lukang)	護士
	Taichung	護士, 看護婦
	Tainan	看護婦, 護士
	Hsinchu	護士, 看護婦
	Kinmen	護士
	Penghu (Magong)	護士
	Penang (Hokkien)	密司
	Singapore (Hokkien)	密司
	Manila (Hokkien)	看護, 護士
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	密司
	Singapore (Teochew)	密司
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	護士
Wu	Shanghai	護士, 看護 dated
	Ningbo	護士, 看護
	Wenzhou	看護 dated

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