娘惹
Niáng rě
Pinyin

Definition

娘惹
 - 
Niáng rě
  1. Nyonya
  2. see 峇峇娘惹[Bā bā Niáng rě]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

姑娘
gū niang
  1. 1 girl
  2. 2 young woman
  3. 3 young lady
  4. 4 daughter
  5. 5 paternal aunt (old)
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
娘
niáng
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 young lady
  3. 3 (coll.) effeminate
惹
rě
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to irritate
  3. 3 to vex
  4. 4 to stir up
  5. 5 to anger
  6. 6 to attract (troubles)
  7. 7 to cause (problems)
新娘
xīn niáng
  1. 1 bride
老娘
lǎo niáng
  1. 1 my old mother
  2. 2 I, this old woman
  3. 3 my old lady (colloquial)
  4. 4 maternal grandmother
  5. 5 midwife
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
  3. 3 same as 丈母
伴娘
bàn niáng
  1. 1 bridesmaid
  2. 2 maid of honor
  3. 3 matron of honor
大娘
dà niáng
  1. 1 (coll.) father's older brother's wife
  2. 2 aunt (polite address)
好惹
hǎo rě
  1. 1 accommodating
  2. 2 easy to push around
娘娘
niáng niang
  1. 1 queen
  2. 2 empress
  3. 3 imperial concubine
  4. 4 Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West
  5. 5 mother
  6. 6 aunt
娘子
niáng zǐ
  1. 1 (dialect) form of address for one's wife
  2. 2 polite form of address for a woman
娘家
niáng jia
  1. 1 married woman's parents' home
婆娘
pó niáng
  1. 1 woman (derog.)
度娘
Dù niáng
  1. 1 alternative name for Baidu 百度[Bǎi dù]
惹人
rě rén
  1. 1 to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc)
  2. 2 to offend
  3. 3 to attract (attention)
招惹
zhāo rě
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to tease
灰姑娘
Huī gū niang
  1. 1 Cinderella
  2. 2 a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
爹娘
diē niáng
  1. 1 (dialect) parents
老板娘
lǎo bǎn niáng
  1. 1 female proprietor
  2. 2 lady boss
  3. 3 boss's wife
干娘
gān niáng
  1. 1 adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

Idioms (6)

天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
  1. 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3 something you can't go against
惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn
  1. 1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
  2. 2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats
招风惹草
zhāo fēng rě cǎo
  1. 1 to stir up trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to sow discord
有奶便是娘
yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng
  1. 1 lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
  3. 3 to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats

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