奶奶

Chinese

breast; lady; milk breast; lady; milk
trad. (奶奶)
simp. #(奶奶)
alternative forms 𬂌𬂌 Min Dong

Pronunciation 1


Noun

奶奶

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Min Bei, informal, endearing) paternal grandmother; gramma; granny
    一個嘮叨奶奶 [MSC, trad.]
    一个唠叨奶奶 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge ài láodao de nǎinai [Pinyin]
    a nagging grandmother
  2. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
  3. (Cantonese, Min Nan) lady; madam
    奶奶 [Cantonese, trad.]
    奶奶 [Cantonese, simp.]
    naai5-4 naai5-2, sik6 dak1 faan6 laa3! [Jyutping]
    Dinner is ready, ma'am!
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Pronunciation 2


Noun

奶奶

  1. (dialectal) breast
  2. (Sichuanese, childish in Cantonese, Wu) milk; breast milk
Synonyms
  • (breast):
  • (milk):
  • () (literary, or in compounds)
  • 乳汁 (rǔzhī)
  • 唧唧 (Xiang, childish)
  • (nǎi) (literary, or in compounds)
  • 奶唧唧 (Xiang, childish)
  • 奶奶 (Sichuanese, childish in Cantonese, Wu)
  • 奶子 (nǎizi) (dialectal, colloquial)
  • 奶水 (nǎishuǐ)
  • 奶汁 (nǎizhī)
Derived terms
  • 飲奶奶饮奶奶

Pronunciation 3


Noun

奶奶

  1. (Min Bei) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
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