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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
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Hyōgai
にゃん
Grade: S
irregular

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 姑娘 (gūniang).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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姑娘(クーニャン) (kūnyan

  1. young Chinese girl

References

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