娘惹

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (娘惹)		娘	惹
simp. #(娘惹)		娘	惹

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nyonya, via Hokkien. Compare Spanish doña (“lady”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niángrě

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noeng⁴ je⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nō͘-niâ / niû-nia / niô͘-nia

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niángrě
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niángrě
    • Wade–Giles: niang²-jê³
    • Yale: nyáng-rě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangree
    • Palladius: нянжэ (njanžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: noeng⁴ je⁵
    • Yale: nèuhng yéh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noeng⁴ je⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêng⁴ yé⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nœːŋ²¹ jɛː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nō͘-niâ
    • Tâi-lô: nōo-niâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: noxniaa
    • IPA (Penang): /nɔ²¹ nia²³/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-nia
    • Tâi-lô: niû-nia
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niuniaf
    • IPA (Singapore): /niu²⁴⁻²¹ nia⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niô͘-nia
    • Tâi-lô: niôo-nia
    • IPA (Singapore): /niɔ²⁴⁻²¹ nia⁴⁴/

Noun

娘惹

1. nyonya; female peranakan

Derived terms

• 峇峇娘惹 (bābā niángrě)