姑娘
Chinese
| paternal aunt | mother; young lady | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (姑娘) |
姑 | 娘 | |
| variant forms | 菇涼／菇凉 slang | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
姑娘
- girl; maiden
- (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, colloquial) daughter
- (Jilu Mandarin, Central Plains Mandarin, Jianghuai Mandarin, Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Huizhou, Shaowu Min, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
- (Jianghuai Mandarin, Yangjiang Cantonese, Wu) sister-in-law (husband's sister)
- (Southwestern Mandarin) wife
- (historical, obsolete) concubine
- (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan, Christianity) nun or unmarried female preacher (often as a title)
- 還有，四位忠心的女傳道，三位姑娘和一位師奶 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2014, 盧陳詠恩, 我在教會成長的點滴, in 九龍城浸信會75周年紀念特刊
- waan4 jau5, sei3 wai6-2 zung1 sam1 dik1 neoi5 cyun4 dou3, saam1 wai6-2 gu1 noeng4 wo4 jat1 wai6-2 si1 naai5-1 [Jyutping]
- In addition, four faithful female pastors, three unmarried and one married
还有，四位忠心的女传道，三位姑娘和一位师奶 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- 另外，包括高姑娘在內有好幾位宣教師轉至南部服事。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2015, 陳美玲, 淡水婦學堂的領航者--高哈拿姑娘, in 女宣雜誌 (Women Ministry), issue 418
- Lìngwài, bāokuò Gāo gūniang zàinèi yǒu hǎo jǐ wèi xuānjiàoshī zhuǎn zhì nánbù fúshì. [Pinyin]
- Furthermore, quite a few preachers including Miss Connell transferred to the South to serve.
另外，包括高姑娘在内有好几位宣教师转至南部服事。 [MSC, simp.]
- (Cantonese) female nurse, healthcare professional, social worker, etc.
- 病房入面得好少姑娘 但係就住咗好多病人 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2016, 膠膠, 膠膠的姑娘 G 你今日膠咗未, page 12
- beng6 fong4-2 jap6 min6 dak1 hou2 siu2 gu1 noeng4; daan6 hai6 zau6 zyu6 zo2 hou2 do1 beng6 jan4 [Jyutping]
- There are just a few nurses in the sickroom, but many patients are living there.
病房入面得好少姑娘 但系就住咗好多病人 [Cantonese, simp.]
- (colloquial, dialectal) prostitute
- 老實說，也不過像公子哥兒嫖姑娘一樣，吃著碗裡，瞧著碟裡 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1941, 曾樸 (Zeng Pu), 孽海花 (A Flower in a Sinful Sea)
- lǎoshíshuō, yě bùguò xiàng gōngzǐgēr piáo gūniang yīyàng, chī zhe wǎn lǐ, qiáo zhe dié lǐ [Pinyin]
- To be honest, it's just like how the playboys visit prostitutes – eating from a bowl while looking at what's in the plate.
老实说，也不过像公子哥儿嫖姑娘一样，吃着碗里，瞧着碟里 [MSC, simp.]
- Alternative name for 菇蔫 (“bladder cherry”).
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 護士 (“nurse”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 護士 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 護士 |
| Taiwan | 護士 | |
| Jinan | 護士 | |
| Wanrong | 護士 | |
| Xi'an | 護士 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 護士, 姑娘 |
| Hong Kong | 護士, 姑娘 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 護士 |
| Pingxiang | 護士 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 護士 |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 護士 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 護士 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 護士 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 護士 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 護士 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 護士 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 護士 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 護士, 看護士 dated, 看護 dated |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 醫生姐 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 護士 |
| Quanzhou | 護士 | |
| Zhangzhou | 護士 | |
| Taipei | 護士 | |
| Kaohsiung | 看護婦, 護士 | |
| Tainan | 看護婦, 護士 | |
| Taichung | 護士, 看護婦 | |
| Hsinchu | 護士, 看護婦 | |
| Lukang | 護士 | |
| Sanxia | 護士 | |
| Yilan | 護士 | |
| Kinmen | 護士 | |
| Magong | 護士 | |
| Penang | 婂媤 | |
| Singapore | 婂媤 | |
| Philippines (Manila) | 護士 | |
| Pinghua | Nanning | 護士 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 護士, 看護 dated |
| Wenzhou | 看護 dated | |
| Ningbo | 護士, 看護 | |
Derived terms
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