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

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

Buddhist nun

Derived terms

尼姑庵 (nígū'ān)

Synonyms

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

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