額娘

Chinese

		volume; amount; quantity volume; amount; quantity; forehead; quota	mother; young lady
trad. (額娘)		額	娘
simp. (额娘)		额	娘

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᡝᠨᡳᠶᡝ (eniye).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): éniáng

(Zhuyin): ㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaak⁶ noeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: éniáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erniang
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaak⁶ noeng⁴
  - Yale: ngaahk nèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaak⁹ noeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngag⁶ nêng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋäːk̚² nœ̽ːŋ²¹/

Noun

額娘

(used by the Manchu people, archaic) mother

Derived terms

皇額娘／皇额娘 (huáng'éniáng)

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