娘家

Chinese

mother; young lady
 
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad.
(娘家)

Pronunciation


Noun

娘家

  1. married woman's parents' home

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 娘家 (“married woman's parents' home”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 娘家
Mandarin Beijing 娘家
Taiwan 娘家
Cantonese Guangzhou 外家
Hong Kong 外家
Hakka Meixian 妹家
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 外家、妹家
Liudui (S. Sixian) 外家、妹家
Hsinchu (Hailu) 外家
Dongshi (Dabu) 妹家、外家
Zhuolan (Raoping) 外家、妹家
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 外家
Min Dong Fuzhou 外家
Matsu 外家
Min Nan Xiamen 外家後頭、某後頭
Quanzhou 外家後頭、某後頭
Zhangzhou 外家

Derived terms

  • 回娘家
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