老姑娘
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
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| trad. (老姑娘) | 老 | 姑娘 | |
| simp. #(老姑娘) | 老 | 姑娘 | |
| Literally: “old girl”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): lǎogūniang
- (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lou5 gu1 noeng4
- Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): 2lau6-kou1-gnian2
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lau3 gu1 nyian2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎogūniang
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoguniång
- Wade–Giles: lao3-ku1-niang5
- Yale: lǎu-gū-nyang
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laogu.niang
- Palladius: лаогунян (laogunjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 gu1 noeng4
- Yale: lóuh gū nèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 gu1 noeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 gu1 nêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
- Xiang
Noun
老姑娘
Synonyms
- (spinster):
Dialectal synonyms of 老處女 (“spinster; old unmarried woman”) [map]
- (youngest daughter):
Dialectal synonyms of 小女兒 (“youngest daughter”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 小女 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小女兒, 幼女 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 老丫兒, 小老丫兒, 小老丫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老生閨女 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 老閨女 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 幺女兒, 幺女 |
| Wuhan | 幺姑娘 | |
| Guiyang | 幺姑娘, 幺女 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 老姑娘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 孻女, 細女 |
| Hong Kong | 孻女, 細女 | |
| Dongguan | 細女, 孻女 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 滿女, 滿妹仔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 滿妹, 滿女 |
| Xingning | 滿女 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 滿女 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 滿女 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 滿女 | |
| Changting | 滿女 | |
| Wuping | 滿女子 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 滿女 | |
| Liancheng | 尾女 | |
| Ninghua | 尾女 | |
| Ruijin | 滿女, 滿姑女 | |
| Shicheng | 滿女 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 滿女 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 滿妹, 滿女 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 滿妹, 滿女 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 滿妹, 滿女 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 滿妹, 滿女 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 滿妹, 滿女 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 滿女 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 細女 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 尾走囝 |
| Haikou | 細查某囝, 孧查某囝 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 細女, 晚女 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 小囡 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 滿女, 滿嬌子 |