娘兒們

Chinese

			(plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)
trad. (娘兒們)		娘兒	們
simp. (娘儿们)		娘儿	们

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niángrmen

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄤˊㄦ ˙ㄇㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noeng⁴ ji⁴ mun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niángrmen
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊㄦ ˙ㄇㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niángrme̊n
    • Wade–Giles: niang²-ʼrh-mên⁵
    • Yale: nyángr-men
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangl.men
    • Palladius: нянрмэнь (njanrmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑ̃ɻ³⁵ mən³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: noeng⁴ ji⁴ mun⁴
    • Yale: nèuhng yìh mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noeng⁴ ji⁴ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêng⁴ yi⁴ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nœːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ muːn²¹/

Noun

娘兒們

1. (colloquial) mother and child; mother and son
2. (colloquial) womenfolk
3. (colloquial) wife

Synonyms

• (mother and child):

• 仔乸 (zai² naa²) (Cantonese)
• 兩仔乸／两仔乸 (loeng⁵ zai² naa²) (Cantonese)
• 兩娘崽／两娘崽 (lian³ nyian² zai³) (Xiang)
• 兩子哀／两子哀 (Hakka)
• 兩母囝／两母囝 (Teochew)
• 娘兒／娘儿
• 娘兒倆／娘儿俩 (niángrliǎ)
• 娘嬭囝／娘奶囝 (niòng-nā̤-giāng) (Eastern Min, Puxian Min)
• 子哀 (Hakka)
• 母仔囝 (Hokkien)
• 母囝 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 母子 (mǔzǐ)
• 老媽囝／老妈囝 (sē-mǎ-gṳǐng) (Northern Min)