師奶

See also: 师奶

Chinese

		a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model	breast; lady; milk
trad. (師奶)		師	奶
simp. (师奶)		师	奶
alternative forms		C奶 C9

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shīnǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄋㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ naai^5-1

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shīnǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄋㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shihnǎi
    • Wade–Giles: shih¹-nai³
    • Yale: shr̄-nǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shynae
    • Palladius: шинай (šinaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ naai^5-1
    • Yale: sī nāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ naai^5-1
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ nai^5-1
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

Noun

師奶

1. (chiefly Cantonese, slightly derogatory in Hong Kong) married woman

   我今日晏晝約咗班師奶friend去飲茶呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我今日晏昼约咗班师奶friend去饮茶呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ gam¹ jat⁶ aan³ zau³ joek³ zo² baan¹ si¹ naai^5-1 fen¹ heoi³ jam² caa⁴ aa³. [Jyutping]

   I am meeting up with the ladies for dim sum today at noon.

2. (Cantonese, slightly dated) Mrs.

   我哋尋晚喺酒樓撞到陳師奶呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我哋寻晚喺酒楼撞到陈师奶呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ dei⁶ cam⁴ maan⁵ hai² zau² lau⁴ zong⁶ dou² can⁴ si¹ naai^5-1 aa³. [Jyutping]

   We bumped into Mrs. Chan at the restaurant last night.

Usage notes

• Originally, it was a neutral everyday term, but starting from the mid 1990s, the term has gained negative connotations in Hong Kong. The stereotypical 師奶 is a middle-aged married woman who is ignorant and easily tempted by petty gains.

Derived terms

• 師奶劇／师奶剧
• 師奶殺手／师奶杀手