姑娘

姑娘

1. girl; maiden
   • 2004 December 9, Xu Wei (lyrics and music), “曾經的你 [You in the Past]”, in 每一刻都是嶄新的 [Every Moment Is Completely New], performed by Xu Wei:

     曾讓你心疼的姑娘　如今已悄然無蹤影 [MSC, trad.]
     曾让你心疼的姑娘　如今已悄然无踪影 [MSC, simp.]

     Céng ràng nǐ xīnténg de gūniang, Rújīn yǐ qiǎorán wú zōngyǐng [Pinyin]

     The girl who once made you love tenderly has disappeared completely now

2. (Mandarin, Gan, Jin, colloquial) daughter
3. (Jilu Mandarin, Central Plains Mandarin, Jianghuai Mandarin, Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Huizhou, Shaowu Min, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
4. (Jianghuai Mandarin, Yangjiang Cantonese, Wu) sister-in-law (husband's sister)
5. (Southwestern Mandarin) wife
6. (historical, obsolete) concubine
7. (chiefly Cantonese, Min Nan, Christianity) nun or unmarried female preacher (often as a title)

   • 還有，四位忠心的女傳道，三位姑娘和一位師奶 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     还有，四位忠心的女传道，三位姑娘和一位师奶 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2014, 盧陳詠恩, 我在教會成長的點滴, in 九龍城浸信會75周年紀念特刊

     waan⁴ jau⁵, sei³ wai^6-2 zung¹ sam¹ dik¹ neoi⁵ cyun⁴ dou³, saam¹ wai^6-2 gu¹ noeng⁴ wo⁴ jat¹ wai^6-2 si¹ naai^5-1 [Jyutping]

     In addition, four faithful female pastors, three unmarried and one married

   • 另外，包括高姑娘在內有好幾位宣教師轉至南部服事。 [MSC, trad.]
     另外，包括高姑娘在内有好几位宣教师转至南部服事。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2015, 陳美玲, 淡水婦學堂的領航者--高哈拿姑娘, in 女宣雜誌 (Women Ministry), issue 418

     Lìngwài, bāokuò Gāo gūniang zàinèi yǒu hǎo jǐ wèi xuānjiàoshī zhuǎn zhì nánbù fúshì. [Pinyin]

     Furthermore, quite a few preachers including Miss Connell transferred to the South to serve.

8. (Cantonese) female nurse, healthcare professional, social worker, etc.

   • 病房入面得好少姑娘　但係就住咗好多病人 [Cantonese, trad.]
     病房入面得好少姑娘　但系就住咗好多病人 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2016, 膠膠, 膠膠的姑娘 G 你今日膠咗未, page 12

     beng⁶ fong^4-2 jap⁶ min⁶ dak¹ hou² siu² gu¹ noeng⁴, daan⁶ hai⁶ zau⁶ zyu⁶ zo² hou² do¹ beng⁶ jan⁴ [Jyutping]

     There are just a few nurses in the sickroom, but many patients are living there.

9. (colloquial, dialectal) female prostitute

   • 老實說，也不過像公子哥兒嫖姑娘一樣，吃著碗裡，瞧著碟裡 [MSC, trad.]
     老实说，也不过像公子哥儿嫖姑娘一样，吃着碗里，瞧着碟里 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1941, 曾樸／曾朴 (Zeng Pu), 孽海花 (A Flower in a Sinful Sea)

     Lǎoshíshuō, yě bùguò xiàng gōngzǐgēr piáo gūniang yīyàng, chī zhe wǎn lǐ, qiáo zhe dié lǐ [Pinyin]

     To be honest, it's just like how the playboys visit prostitutes – eating from a bowl while looking at what's in the plate.

10. (Northern Thai Mandarin) woman
11. Alternative name for 菇蔫 (gūniān, “bladder cherry”).

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