老娘
lǎo niáng
Pinyin

Definition

老娘
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lǎo niáng
  1. my old mother
  2. I, this old woman
  3. my old lady (colloquial)
  4. maternal grandmother
  5. midwife

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
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
偕老
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
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
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
年老
nián lǎo
  1. 1 aged
度娘
Dù niáng
  1. 1 alternative name for Baidu 百度[Bǎi dù]
新娘
xīn niáng
  1. 1 bride

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
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
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
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
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
  1. 1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be meddlesome
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
白头到老
bái tóu dào lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
翻老皇历
fān lǎo huáng lì
  1. 1 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
老大徒伤悲
lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
  1. 1 vain regrets of old age (idiom)
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
  1. 1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't give up hope
  3. 3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel

Sample Sentences

当时老娘很生气，后果很严重，我就在咱们的鸳鸯火锅里放了“足量”的泻药，然后，男票，哦不，前男票就被送进医院急诊了。
dāngshí lǎoniáng hěn shēngqì ，hòuguǒ hěn yánzhòng ，wǒ jiù zài zánmen de yuānyang huǒguō lǐ fàng le “zú liáng ”de xièyào ，ránhòu ，nánpiào ，ò bù ，qián nánpiào jiù bèi sòng jìn yīyuàn jízhěn le 。
At the time I was very angry, and the fallout was really serious. I put quite a quantity of laxative in our couples' hotpot, then, my bae, oh no, my ex-bae, was sent to the emergency room.
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可恶！老娘发誓，一定要把这个老狐狸精揪出来！
kěwù ！lǎoniáng fāshì ，yīdìng yào bǎ zhè ge lǎo húlíjīng jiū chūlái ！
Damn it! I swear that I will uncover that old witch!
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等老娘有钱，要把整栋楼都买下来。
děng lǎoniáng yǒuqián ，yào bǎ zhěng dòng lóu dōu mǎi xiàlái 。
When I've got money, I'm going to buy everything in the building.
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老娘要喝啤酒，给老娘来十瓶。
lǎoniáng yào hē píjiǔ ，gěi lǎoniáng lái shí píng 。
I want to drink some beer. Give me 10 bottles.
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老娘不干了。
lǎoniáng bù gàn le 。
I won't do it.
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老娘
lǎoniáng
I (for women only)
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中国人讲究面子，有时候就需要有这么个老娘舅，才能解决问题。
Zhōngguórén jiǎngjiu miànzi ，yǒushíhou jiù xūyào yǒu zhème gè lǎoniángjiù ，cái néng jiějué wèntí 。
Chinese people are concerned with face. Sometimes they need an older person to be able to resolve the problem.
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哼，老娘我生下来就是海盗，而且这辈子只做海盗。你们就省省心吧。兄弟们，给我使出吃奶的劲儿，击沉无敌号！
hēng ，lǎoniáng wǒ shēng xiàlai jiùshì hǎidào ，érqiě zhèbèizi zhǐ zuò hǎidào 。nǐmen jiù shěngsheng xīn ba 。xiōngdì men ，gěi wǒ shǐchū chī nǎi de jìnr ，jīchén Wúdíhào ！
Hmph, this old lady came out of the womb a pirate and in this life, that’s all she’ll ever be. Save your breath. Men, give 'em everything you got. Sink ‘The Invincible’!
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