娘炮
Chinese
| effeminate | cannon; gun; firecracker | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (娘炮/娘砲) | 娘 | 炮/砲 | |
| simp. (娘炮) | 娘 | 炮 | |
| alternative forms | 娘泡 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niángpào
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niángpào
- Wade–Giles: niang2-pʻao4
- Yale: nyáng-pàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangpaw
- Palladius: нянпао (njanpao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niángpàor
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄠˋㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niángpàor
- Wade–Giles: niang2-pʻao4-ʼrh
- Yale: nyáng-pàur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangpawl
- Palladius: нянпаор (njanpaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ pʰaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: noeng4 paau3
- Yale: nèuhng paau
- Cantonese Pinyin: noeng4 paau3
- Guangdong Romanization: nêng4 pao3
- Sinological IPA (key): /nœːŋ²¹ pʰaːu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
娘炮
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) sissy, femboy
Adjective
娘炮
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) sissy; effeminate
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 娘娘腔 (“sissy; effeminate”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 娘娘腔 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 母裡母氣 |
| Taiwan | 娘娘腔, 娘炮 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 女裡女氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 母聲母氣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 乸型, 婆乸型, 女人型, 女人士 |
| Hong Kong | 乸型, 乸, camp | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 娘娘腔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 半婦人 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 阿娘相 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 母相 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 查某體 |
| Quanzhou | 查某體 | |
| Zhangzhou | 查某體, 軟母 | |
| Tainan | 查某體 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 查某體 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘娘腔 |
| Hangzhou | 娘娘腔 | |