娘娘 [－－]

Jyutping noeng4 noeng4
Pinyin niáng niang

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. queen
  2. empress
  3. imperial concubine
  4. Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West
  5. mother
  6. aunt
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    對​皇家​貴族​裏​面​嘅​女性​、​女性​神明​嘅​尊​稱
    a title of respect towards female members of a royal family as well as female deities
    • 皇后娘娘
      皇后娘娘
      wong4 hau6 noeng4 noeng4
      Queen (the wife of the King/Emperor); Your/Her Majesty
    • 參見娘娘。
      参见娘娘。
      caam1 gin3 noeng4 noeng4.
      (greeting) Your Majesty / Your Imperial Highness.
    • 你今年有冇去拜下王母娘娘呀？
      你今年有冇去拜下王母娘娘呀？
      nei5 gam1 nin2 jau5 mou5 heoi3 baai3 haa5 wong4 mou5 noeng4 noeng4 aa3?
      Have you been to the worship of the Heavenly Empress this year?
  2. 名詞、潮語
    被​眾多​男性​（​觀音兵​）​同時​追求​嘅​女性
    a lady who is wanted by men
  3. 近義詞
    觀音
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic
    mother
  2. noun
    lady (a term for use when addressing a goddess)
    • 王母娘娘
      王母娘娘
      wáng mǔ niáng niang
      Queen Mother of the West
  3. noun, dialectal
    paternal grandmother
  4. noun, archaic, honorific
    woman; lady
  5. noun, archaic
    lady (a term for use when addressing an empress or a consort)
    • 太后娘娘
      太后娘娘
      tài hòu niáng niang
      Empress Dowager
  6. noun, dialectal
    father's sister; paternal aunt
  7. noun, Jin
    maternal grandmother
    (syn.) 婆 face-to-face, 外婆 non-face-to-face, 外拿 Hui, 娘婆, 姥兒, 外婆爾奶, 外嫲, 姥娘, 舅奶奶, 外祖母, 外家媽, 遠婆, 婆婆, 舅家奶, 外家婆 non-face-to-face, 姥姥啊, 呀姥, 阿媽 GT, 外婆 suburbs, 阿媽, 姐嬤, 姥, 阿婆, 阿婆 face-to-face, 畲嫲, 阿姐, 嫲嫲, 姥母, 小婆, 舅婆, 姊婆, 外媽, 婆兒婆兒, 外頭媽, 外子媽, GT - General Taiwaneseno specific region identified), 姥姥, 婆奶, 媽, 外婆奶奶, 外奶奶, 外婆, 娘娘, 外奶, 祖婆, 外婆娘, 俺媽, 外家婆, 家婆, 婆, 婆則, 舅廈娘, 外阿婆, 子婆, 外娭姐, 外王母, 家家, 姐婆, 舅奶, 外家祖婆, 婆大
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我退役喇，唔再追娘娘喇，我要揾个好女仔过人世 。
    我退役喇，唔再追娘娘喇，我要揾個好女仔過人世 。
    ngo5 teoi3 jik6 laa3, m4 zoi3 zeoi1 noeng4 noeng4 laa3, ngo5 jiu3 wan2 go3 hou2 neoi5 zai2 gwo3 jan4 sai3.
    • I am not liking my "goddess" anymore. I quit. I just want to find a nice girl to live happily with ever after.
  2. Cantonese
    皇后娘娘
    皇后娘娘
    wong4 hau6 noeng4 noeng4
    • Queen (the wife of the King/Emperor); Your/Her Majesty
  3. Cantonese
    参见娘娘。
    參見娘娘。
    caam1 gin3 noeng4 noeng4.
    • (greeting) Your Majesty / Your Imperial Highness.
  4. Cantonese
    你今年有冇去拜下王母娘娘呀？
    你今年有冇去拜下王母娘娘呀？
    nei5 gam1 nin2 jau5 mou5 heoi3 baai3 haa5 wong4 mou5 noeng4 noeng4 aa3?
    • Have you been to the worship of the Heavenly Empress this year?
  5. Cantonese
    呢个观音娘娘成日派军粮，唔怪得咁多兵啦。
    呢個觀音娘娘成日派軍糧，唔怪得咁多兵啦。
    • This "goddess" often provides benefits to the "guards", it is no surprise why she got so many suitors.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    王母娘娘
    王母娘娘
    wáng mǔ niáng niang
    • Queen Mother of the West
  2. Mandarin
    太后娘娘
    太后娘娘
    tài hòu niáng niang
    • Empress Dowager