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 / niû--á

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Tong'an, Taipei, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-á
  - Tâi-lô: niû-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niu'ar
  - IPA (Taipei, Yilan): /niũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Lukang): /niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
  - IPA (Tong'an): /niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ a³¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niô͘-á
  - Tâi-lô: niôo-á
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /niɔ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kinmen, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû--á
  - Tâi-lô: niû--á

Noun

娘仔

(Hokkien) silkworm
Alternative form: 蠶仔／蚕仔
(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) young lady
(Taiwanese Hokkien) female beloved

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蠶 (“silkworm”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蠶
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蠶
Taxonomic name		蠶
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蠶
	Taiwan	蠶
	Chengde	蠶
	Chifeng	蠶
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蠶
	Heihe	蠶
	Qiqihar	蠶
	Harbin	蠶
	Jiamusi	蠶
	Baicheng	蠶
	Changchun	蠶
	Tonghua	蠶
	Shenyang	蠶
	Jinzhou	蠶
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蠶
	Tangshan	蠶
	Cangzhou	蠶兒
	Baoding	蠶
	Shijiazhuang	蠶
	Lijin	蠶
	Jinan	蠶
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蠶
	Dandong	蠶
	Yantai	蠶
	Yantai (Muping)	蠶
	Qingdao	蠶
	Zhucheng	蠶
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蠶兒
	Lingbao	蠶
	Jining	蠶
	Wanrong	蠶
	Linfen	蠶兒, 桑蠶
	Shangqiu	蠶
	Yuanyang	蠶
	Zhengzhou	蠶兒
	Xinyang	蠶
	Baihe	蠶
	Xi'an	蠶
	Baoji	蠶
	Tianshui	蠶
	Xining	蠶
	Xuzhou	蠶
	Fuyang	蠶
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蠶
	Lanzhou	蠶兒, 蠶
	Dunhuang	蠶兒
	Hami	蠶
	Ürümqi	蠶
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蠶子
	Nanchong	蠶子
	Dazhou	蠶子
	Hanyuan	蠶子
	Xichang	蠶子
	Zigong	蠶子
	Chongqing	蠶子
	Wuhan	蠶
	Yichang	蠶子, 蠶
	Xiangyang	蠶
	Tianmen	蠶
	Guiyang	蠶子, 蠶
	Zunyi	蠶
	Bijie	蠶子
	Liping	蠶崽
	Zhaotong	蠶
	Dali	蠶
	Kunming	蠶
	Mengzi	蠶
	Guilin	蠶
	Liuzhou	蠶, 蠶蟲
	Jishou	蠶兒
	Changde	蠶
	Hanzhong	蠶子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶, 寶貝
	Yangzhou	蠶子, 蠶
	Lianyungang	蠶
	Lianshui	蠶
	Nantong	蠶兒, 蠶寶寶
	Anqing	蠶
	Wuhu	蠶
	Hefei	蠶
	Huanggang	蠶兒
	Hong'an	蠶
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	蠶蟲
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蠶蟲
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蠶蟲
	Macau	蠶
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蠶
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蠶
	Foshan	蠶
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蠶
	Foshan (Shunde)	蠶
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蠶
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蠶
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蠶蟲
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蠶蟲
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蠶
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蠶
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蠶
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蠶
	Taishan	蠶
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蠶
	Enping (Niujiang)	蠶
	Heshan (Yayao)	蠶
	Dongguan	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蠶
	Qingyuan	蠶蟲
	Fogang	蠶
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蠶蟲
	Yangshan	蠶蟲
	Lianshan (Butian)	蠶
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	蠶
	Shaoguan	蠶蟲
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蠶
	Renhua	蠶蟲
	Lechang	蠶蟲
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蠶
	Sihui	蠶
	Guangning	蠶
	Deqing	蠶
	Huaiji	蠶
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蠶
	Yunfu	蠶
	Xinxing	蠶
	Luoding	蠶蟲
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蠶
	Yangjiang	蠶
	Xinyi	蠶
	Lianjiang	蠶, 蠶蟲
	Nanning	蠶蟲, 蠶
	Wuzhou	蠶
	Yulin	蠶
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蠶
	Danzhou	蠶
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蠶
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蠶
Gan	Nanchang	蠶
	Lichuan	蠶
	Pingxiang	蠶蟲
Hakka	Meixian	蠶仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	蠶蟲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蠶
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蠶蟲
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	蠶蟲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蠶
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	蠶
	Liannan	蠶
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蠶
	Jiexi	蠶
	Changting	蠶哩
	Ninghua	蠶
	Yudu	蠶子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蠶仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蠶仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蠶仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蠶
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蠶仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蠶
	Hong Kong	蠶蟲
	Luchuan	蠶
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	蠶
	Senai (Huiyang)	蠶
Huizhou	Jixi	蠶
	Shexian	蠶
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	蠶兒
Jin	Taiyuan	蠶, 蠶兒
	Pingyao	蠶兒
	Yangyuan	蠶
	Datong	蠶兒
	Xinzhou	蠶兒
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蠶兒
	Changzhi	蠶
	Linhe	蠶
	Jining	蠶
	Hohhot	蠶
	Erenhot	蠶
	Pingshan	蠶兒
	Zhangjiakou	蠶
	Handan	蠶
	Linzhou	蠶
	Suide	蠶兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蠶仔
	Songxi	蠶仔
	Zhenghe	蠶仔
	Jianyang	蠶仔
	Wuyishan	蠶仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	蠶蟲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蠶繭
	Fuzhou (Changle)	蠶囝
	Fuqing	桑囝
	Yongtai	蠶囝
	Gutian	蠶繭
	Fu'an	蠶
	Ningde	蠶繭
	Shouning	桑蟲
	Zhouning	蠶
	Fuding	蠶
	Matsu	絲蟲
Southern Min	Xiamen	娘仔
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	娘仔
	Quanzhou	娘仔
	Jinjiang	娘仔
	Yongchun	娘仙, 娘
	Zhangzhou	娘仔, 蠶
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	娘仔, 蠶貓仔
	Hua'an	絲蟲
	Pinghe	蠶仔
	Zhangpu	蠶
	Yunxiao	蠶
	Zhao'an	蠶仔
	Zhao'an (Sidu)	蠶仔
	Zhao'an (Tingyang, Baiyang)	蠶
	Zhao'an (Wenshan, Taiping)	蠶
	Dongshan	蠶
	Taipei	娘仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	娘仔
	Kaohsiung	蠶仔
	Yilan	娘仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	娘仔
	Taichung	娘仔
	Tainan	蠶仔
	Hsinchu	娘仔
	Kinmen	娘仔, 蠶
	Penghu (Magong)	娘仔, 蠶
	Longyan	蠶仔
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	蟲
	Datian	絲蟲
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蠶仔
	Chaozhou	蠶
	Raoping	蠶
	Shantou	蠶
	Haifeng	蠶
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蠶
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蠶
	Wenchang	蠶
	Haikou	蠶蟲, 蠶
Central Min	Yong'an	蠶仔蟲, 蠶仔
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	蠶仔
	Sanming (Shaxian)	蠶仔
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蠶
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蠶蟲
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蠶蟲
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蠶
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	絲蟲
Wu	Shanghai	蠶, 蠶寶寶
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蠶
	Suzhou	蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶
	Wuxi	蠶寶寶
	Danyang	蠶
	Hangzhou	蠶寶寶
	Ningbo	蠶, 蠶寶寶
	Wenzhou	蠶兒
	Jinhua	蠶兒
Xiang	Changsha	蠶子, 蠶
	Loudi	蠶子
	Shuangfeng	蠶子
	Quanzhou	蠶
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	蠶
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	蠶
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	蠶屎蟲, 蠶
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	蠶
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	蠶
	Renhua (Shitang)	蠶
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	蠶
	Lechang (Changlai)	蠶絲蟲
	Lechang (Beixiang)	桑蟲
	Lechang (Huangpu)	蠶子龍
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	蠶蟲
	Lechang (Sanxi)	蠶蟲

(young lady): 小姐 (xiǎojiě)

Derived terms