尼姑

尼姑

Chinese

		Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)	paternal aunt
simp. and trad. (尼姑)		尼	姑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nígū

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ gu¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nì-kû
• Min Nan (POJ): nî-ko͘ / lî-ko͘ / lûi-ko͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: nígū
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nigu
    • IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ ku⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: nei⁴ gu¹
    • Yale: nèih gū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁴ gu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: néi⁴ gu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /nei̯²¹ kuː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nì-kû
    • Hakka Romanization System: niˇ gu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ni² gu¹
    • IPA: /ni¹¹ ku²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-ko͘
    • Tâi-lô: nî-koo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ni'kof
    • IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ²⁴⁻²² kɔ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩ¹³⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî-ko͘
    • Tâi-lô: lî-koo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: li'kof
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li²⁴⁻²² kɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /li²⁴⁻¹² kɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li²³⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lûi-ko͘
    • Tâi-lô: luî-koo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lui'kof
    • IPA (Taipei): /lui²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

尼姑

1. Buddhist nun

Derived terms

尼姑庵 (nígū'ān)

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 菜姑 (chhài-ko͘)
• 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní)