尼姑
Chinese
editBuddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings) | paternal aunt | ||
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trad. (尼姑) | 尼 | 姑 | |
simp. #(尼姑) | 尼 | 姑 | |
alternative forms | 妮姑 |
Etymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “比丘尼+姑?”)
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nyi2 gu1
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): nei4 gu1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): nai3 gu1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nì-kû
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gni-ku
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): nyi2 gu1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nígu
- Wade–Giles: ni2-ku1
- Yale: ní-gū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nigu
- Palladius: нигу (nigu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni³⁵ ku⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: nyi2 gu1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: nigu
- Sinological IPA (key): /nʲi²¹ ku⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nei4 gu1
- Yale: nèih gū
- Cantonese Pinyin: nei4 gu1
- Guangdong Romanization: néi4 gu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /nei̯²¹ kuː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: nai3 gu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ⁿdai²² ku³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nì-kû
- Hakka Romanization System: niˇ guˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ni2 gu1
- Sinological IPA: /ni¹¹ ku²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Magong)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lûi-ko͘
- Tâi-lô: luî-koo
- Phofsit Daibuun: lui'kof
- IPA (Taipei): /lui²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ni5 gou1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nî kou
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou³³/
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: nyi2 gu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /n̠ʲi¹³ ku³³/
- (Changsha)
Noun
edit尼姑
Usage notes
editAlthough this term is the most common way to refer to Buddhist nuns, some people consider it offensive because of connotations with 三姑六婆 (sāngūliùpó). Terms like 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní), 尼師/尼师 and 女尼 are recommended.
Synonyms
editDialectal synonyms of 尼姑 (“Buddhist nun”) [map]
Derived terms
edit- 尼姑庵 (nígū'ān)
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- Wu lemmas
- Xiang lemmas
- Chinese nouns
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- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
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