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phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
mother; young lady
trad. (阿娘)
simp. #(阿娘)

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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阿娘

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Huaining Gan, Xiayang Northern Min, Southern Min, Jinxiang Wu, Chenxi Xiang) mother
  2. (Zhejiang Wu, Pinghua) paternal grandmother
  3. (Fuqing Eastern Min, Leizhou Min) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
  4. (Chixi Taishanese) mother-in-law (wife's mother)
  5. (Du'an Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhejiang Wu) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
  6. (dialectal Hakka) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
  7. (dialectal Mandarin, Conghua Cantonese, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
  8. (Yunnan Mandarin, Wenzhounese) maternal aunt (mother's sister)
  9. (Simao Mandarin) sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)
  10. (Sanming) wife
  11. (Cantonese, dated) father's primary wife
  12. (Wenzhounese, dated) father's concubine
  13. (Northern Min) woman
  14. (obsolete, polite) elderly woman
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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阿娘

  1. (Southern Min, dated) mistress (a female master)
    1. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) A term of address used by a maidservant for the mistress.
  2. (Malaysia and Singapore Teochew, slang) beautiful young woman

Pronoun

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阿娘

  1. (Southern Min, dated, in love songs) you (female singular)

Verb

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阿娘

  1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to assume the behaviour of a young rich lady

Descendants

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English: Ah Nia