喜娘

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	mother; young lady
trad. (喜娘)		喜	娘
simp. #(喜娘)		喜	娘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐniáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² noeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐniáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐniáng
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-niang²
    • Yale: syǐ-nyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiniang
    • Palladius: синян (sinjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² noeng⁴
    • Yale: héi nèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² noeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² nêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

Noun

喜娘

1. woman employed to wait on the bride on her wedding day

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 送嫁姆, 送嫁姆仔, 送嫁媽／送嫁妈, 姆仔