娘仔

Chinese

		mother; young lady	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (娘仔)		娘	仔
simp. #(娘仔)		娘	仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niû-á / niô͘-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-á
    • Tâi-lô: niû-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niu'ar
    • IPA (Taipei): /niũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /niũ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niô͘-á
    • Tâi-lô: niôo-á
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /niɔ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 娘仔

1. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) silkworm
2. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) young lady

Synonyms

• (silkworm): 蠶／蚕 (cán)
• (young lady): 小姐 (xiǎojiě)