老大娘

Chinese

		old; eldest among the siblings	mother; young lady
trad. (老大娘)		老大	娘
simp. #(老大娘)		老大	娘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎodàniáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ daai⁶ noeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-tōa-niû / lǎu-tōa-niû / lāu-tōa-niô͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎodàniáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎodàniáng
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-ta⁴-niang²
    • Yale: lǎu-dà-nyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laodahniang
    • Palladius: лаоданян (laodanjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ daai⁶ noeng⁴
    • Yale: lóuh daaih nèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ daai⁶ noeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ dai⁶ nêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ taːi̯²² nœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-tōa-niû
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-tuā-niû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lauxdoaxniuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lau²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ niũ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎu-tōa-niû
    • Tâi-lô: lǎu-tuā-niû
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lau²² tua⁴¹⁻²² niũ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-tōa-niô͘
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-tuā-niôo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lau²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ niɔ̃¹³/

Noun

老大娘

1. madam (affectionate term for an elderly lady)

Synonyms

• 老大媽／老大妈 (lǎodàmā)

Related terms

• 老大爺／老大爷 (lǎodàye)
• 老大姐 (lǎodàjiě)
• 老大哥 (lǎodàgē)