娘娘

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Chinese

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mother; young lady mother; young lady
trad. (娘娘)
simp. #(娘娘)

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娘娘

  1. (archaic) lady (a term for use when addressing an empress or a consort)
    太后娘娘  ―  tàihòu niángniang  ―  Empress Dowager
  2. (religion) lady (a term for use when addressing a goddess)
    王母娘娘  ―  Wángmǔ Niángniang  ―  Queen Mother of the West
  3. (honorific, archaic) woman; lady
  4. (archaic) mother
  5. (dialectal) paternal grandmother
  6. (dialectal) father's sister; paternal aunt
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Pronunciation 2

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娘娘

  1. (Jin) maternal grandmother
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