姑娘

Chinese

paternal aunt mother; young lady
trad. (姑娘)
simp. #(姑娘)
alternative forms 菇涼菇凉 slang

Pronunciation


Note:
  • gūniangr - “prostitute”;
  • gūniáng - “paternal aunt; sister-in-law”.

Noun

姑娘

  1. girl; maiden; unmarried woman
  2. (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, colloquial) daughter
  3. (Jilu, Central Plains, Jianghuai and Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Huizhou, Shaowu Min, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
  4. (Jianghuai Mandarin, Yangjiang Yue, Wu) sister-in-law (husband's sister)
  5. (Southwestern Mandarin) wife
  6. (historical, obsolete) concubine
  7. (chiefly Cantonese, Southern Min, Christianity) nun or unmarried female preacher (often as a title)
  8. (Cantonese) female nurse, healthcare professional, social worker, etc.
  9. (colloquial, dialectal) female prostitute
  10. (Muping Mandarin) young sorceress; young witch
  11. (Northern Thai Mandarin) woman
  12. (Guangzhou Cantonese, dated) Ms.; Miss
  13. (Pingxiang Gan) young married woman
  14. Alternative name for 菇蔫 (gūniān, “bladder cherry”).

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 二姑娘
  • 二姑娘倒貼二姑娘倒贴
  • 二姑娘頑老雕二姑娘顽老雕
  • 十八的姑娘一朵花
  • 堂分姑娘
  • 堂分姑娘
  • 大姑娘 (dàgūniang)
  • 大姑娘坐花轎大姑娘坐花轿
  • 姑娘人家
  • 姑娘仔
  • 姑娘伢
  • 姑娘兒姑娘儿 (gūniangr)
  • 姑娘婆婆
  • 姑娘嫂
  • 姑娘家
  • 姑娘氣姑娘气
  • 姑娘追
  • 姑娘追
  • 小姑娘 (xiǎogūniang)
  • 新姑娘
  • 灰姑娘 (Huīgūniang)
  • 紅姑娘红姑娘 (hónggūniang)
  • 老姑娘 (lǎogūniang)
  • 胖姑娘坐小轎兒胖姑娘坐小轿儿
  • 花姑娘
  • 見五姑娘见五姑娘 (jiàn wǔ gūniang)
  • 見伍姑娘见伍姑娘 (jiàn Wǔ gūniang)
  • 豆姑娘
  • 鬥姑娘斗姑娘
  • 黃姑娘黄姑娘
  • 黃花姑娘黄花姑娘

Descendants

  • Japanese: 姑娘 (kūnyan)
  • Korean: 꾸냥 (kkunyang), 쿠냥 (kunyang)
  • Russian: ку́ня (kúnja)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
くー
Hyōgaiji
にゃん
Grade: S
irregular

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 姑娘 (gūniang).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーニャン [kúꜜùnyàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝːɲ̟ã̠ɴ]

Noun

姑娘(クーニャン) • (kūnyan) 

  1. young Chinese girl

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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