娘惹

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (娘惹)		娘	惹

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nyonya.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niángrě

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noeng³ jaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: niángrě
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangree
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: noeng³ jaa¹
  - Yale: neung yā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noeng³ jaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêng³ ya¹
  - IPA ^(key): /nœːŋ³³ jɑː⁵⁵/

Noun

娘惹

nyonya; female peranakan

Derived terms

峇峇娘惹 (bābā niángrě)

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