喜娘

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	mother; young lady
trad. (喜娘)		喜	娘
simp. ^#(喜娘)		喜	娘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐniáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² noeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐniáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐniáng
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-niang²
  - Yale: syǐ-nyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiniang
  - Palladius: синян (sinjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² noeng⁴
  - Yale: héi nèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² noeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² nêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

Noun

喜娘

woman employed to wait on the bride on her wedding day

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 送嫁姆, 送嫁姆仔, 送嫁媽／送嫁妈, 姆仔

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