姑奶奶
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Chinese[edit]
paternal aunt | paternal grandmother; gramma; granny | ||
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trad. (姑奶奶) | 姑 | 奶奶 | |
simp. #(姑奶奶) | 姑 | 奶奶 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
姑奶奶
- (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Huizhou) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
- (Cantonese) husband's paternal aunt (sister of a woman's father-in-law)
- (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, honorific) one's married daughter
- (Beijing Mandarin, Catholicism) nun
- (Mandarin, colloquial, derogatory or endearing) Term of address for a girl or woman who is putting on airs or seems hard to please.
- (Mandarin, colloquial, women's speech) A conceited term of address for oneself when quarreling.
Synonyms[edit]
- (paternal grandaunt):
Dialectal synonyms of 姑奶奶 (“paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)”) [map]
- (husband's paternal aunt):
Variety | Location | Words |
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Mandarin | Taiwan | 姑婆 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑奶奶, 姑太 |
Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 姑婆 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姑婆 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 姑婆 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姑婆 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 姑婆 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑太 |
Wu | Ningbo | 姑婆 |
- (nun):
Derived terms[edit]
- 小姑奶奶 (xiǎogūnǎinai)
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