姑娘

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Chinese

paternal aunt mother; young lady
trad. (姑娘)
simp. #(姑娘)
alternative forms 菇涼菇凉 slang

Pronunciation

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Noun

(deprecated template usage) 姑娘

  1. girl; maiden
  2. (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, colloquial) daughter
  3. (Jilu Mandarin, Central Plains Mandarin, Jianghuai Mandarin, Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Huizhou, Shaowu Min, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
  4. (Jianghuai Mandarin, Yangjiang Cantonese, Wu) sister-in-law (husband's sister)
  5. (Southwestern Mandarin) wife
  6. (historical, obsolete) concubine
  7. (chiefly Cantonese, Southern Min, Christianity) nun or unmarried female preacher (often as a title)
  8. (Cantonese) female nurse, healthcare professional, social worker, etc.
  9. (colloquial, dialectal) female prostitute
  10. Alternative name for 菇蔫 (gūniān, “bladder cherry”).

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Japanese: 姑娘 (kūnyan)
  • Korean: 꾸냥 (kkunyang), 쿠냥 (kunyang)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くー
Hyōgaiji
にゃん
Grade: S
irregular

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 姑娘 (gūniang).

Pronunciation

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Noun

姑娘(クーニャン) (kūnyan

  1. young Chinese girl

References