娘惹

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (娘惹)		娘	惹
simp. #(娘惹)		娘	惹

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nyonya.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niángrě

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noeng³ jaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nō͘-niâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niángrě
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niángrě
    • Wade–Giles: niang²-jê³
    • Yale: nyáng-rě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangree
    • Palladius: нянжэ (njanžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: noeng³ jaa¹
    • Yale: neung yā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noeng³ jaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêng³ ya¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nœːŋ³³ jaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nō͘-niâ
    • Tâi-lô: nōo-niâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: noxniaa
    • IPA (Penang): /nɔ²¹ nia²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 娘惹

1. nyonya; female peranakan