姑奶奶

姑奶奶

Chinese

		paternal aunt	paternal grandmother; gramma; granny
trad. (姑奶奶)		姑	奶奶
simp. #(姑奶奶)		姑	奶奶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gūnǎinai

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ㄋㄞˇ ˙ㄋㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ naai^5-4 naai^5-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gūnǎinai
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄋㄞˇ ˙ㄋㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gunǎinåi
    • Wade–Giles: ku¹-nai³-nai⁵
    • Yale: gū-nǎi-nai
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gunae.nai
    • Palladius: гунайнай (gunajnaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴ naɪ̯⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu¹ naai^5-4 naai^5-2
    • Yale: gū nàaih náai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ naai^5-4 naai^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ nai^5-4 nai^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻²¹ naːi̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Noun

姑奶奶

1. paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
2. (respectful) one's married daughter
3. (colloquial, derogatory or endearing) Term of address for a girl or woman who is putting on airs or seems hard to please.
4. (colloquial, women's speech) A conceited term of address for oneself when quarreling.

Synonyms

• (paternal grandaunt): 姑婆 (gūpó); (Min Nan) 姑媽; (Xiang) 姑娭毑

Derived terms

小姑奶奶 (xiǎogūnǎinai)