姑奶奶
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄋㄞˇ ˙ㄋㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gunǎinåi
- Wade–Giles: ku1-nai3-nai5
- Yale: gū-nǎi-nai
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gunae.nai
- Palladius: гунайнай (gunajnaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴ naɪ̯⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gu1 naai5-4 naai5-2
- Yale: gū nàaih náai
- Cantonese Pinyin: gu1 naai5-4 naai5-2
- Guangdong Romanization: gu1 nai5-4 nai5-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻²¹ naːi̯¹³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
姑奶奶
- (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Huizhou) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
- (Cantonese) husband's paternal aunt (sister of a woman's father-in-law)
- (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, honorific) one's married daughter
- (Beijing Mandarin, Catholicism) nun
- (Mandarin, colloquial, derogatory or endearing) Term of address for a girl or woman who is putting on airs or seems hard to please.
- (Mandarin, colloquial, women's speech) A conceited term of address for oneself when quarreling.
Synonyms
- (paternal grandaunt):
- (husband's paternal aunt):
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑奶奶, 姑太 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 姑婆 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姑婆 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 姑婆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姑婆 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 姑婆 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑太 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 姑婆 |
- (nun):
Derived terms
- 小姑奶奶 (xiǎogūnǎinai)
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