娘娘

More information mother; young lady, trad. (娘娘) ...

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niángniang

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noeng⁴ noeng⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): nion¹ nion^1-3
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niû-niû / niô͘-niô͘
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹gnian-gnian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niángniang
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niángniång
  - Wade–Giles: niang²-niang⁵
  - Yale: nyáng-nyang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niang.niang
  - Palladius: няннян (njannjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: noeng⁴ noeng⁴
  - Yale: nèuhng nèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noeng⁴ noeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêng⁴ nêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nœːŋ²¹ nœːŋ²¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: nion¹ nion^1-3
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /niɒ̃¹¹ niɒ̃¹¹⁻⁴⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-niû
  - Tâi-lô: niû-niû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niuniuu
  - IPA (Taipei): /niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niũ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /niũ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niô͘-niô͘
  - Tâi-lô: niôo-niôo
  - IPA (Tainan): /niɔ̃²⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹gnian-gnian
  - MiniDict: nyan^平 nyan
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹'nyian-nyian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲiã⁵⁵ n̠ʲiã²¹/

Noun

娘娘

(archaic) lady (a term for use when addressing an empress or a consort)
太后娘娘 ― tàihòu niángniang ― Empress Dowager

謝皇上，謝娘娘／谢皇上，谢娘娘 ― xiè huángshàng, xiè niángniang ― Thank you, Your Majesties
(religion) lady (a term for use when addressing a goddess)
王母娘娘 ― Wángmǔ Niángniang ― Queen Mother of the West
(honorific, archaic) woman; lady
(archaic) mother
(dialectal) paternal grandmother
(dialectal) father's sister; paternal aunt

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]

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

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Derived terms

娘娘腔 (niángniangqiāng)
王母娘娘 (Wángmǔ Niángniang)

Pronunciation 2

Jin (Wiktionary): nion³ nion^3-1

Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: nion³ nion^3-1
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /niɒ̃⁴⁵ niɒ̃⁴⁵⁻¹¹/

Noun

娘娘

(Jin) maternal grandmother

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) [map]

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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 ‡
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	姑姑
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 ¶
Puxian Min	Putian	阿姑, 大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	阿姑
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	阿姑, 大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
	Xianyou	阿姑
	Xianyou (Fengting)	阿姑
	Xianyou (Youyang)	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

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