娘仔繭

娘仔繭

Chinese

		silkworm; young lady	cocoon
trad. (娘仔繭)		娘仔	繭
simp. (娘仔茧)		娘仔	茧

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): niû-á-kián

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-á-kián
    • Tâi-lô: niû-á-kián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niu'afkiern
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /niũ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /niũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn⁵³/

Noun

娘仔繭

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) silkworm cocoon

Synonyms

• 蠶繭／蚕茧 (cánjiǎn)
• 繭子／茧子 (jiǎnzi)
• (Min Nan) 娘仔帽, 娘仔棗／娘仔枣, 蠶帽／蚕帽, 娘仔豆