弄瓦 in Chinese

IPA: /nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³/ Chinese transliterations: nòngwǎ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄚˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lung⁶ ngaa⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], nòngwǎ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nòngwǎ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], nung⁴-wa³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nùng-wǎ [Mandarin, Yale], nonqwoa [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], нунва [Mandarin, Palladius], nunva [Mandarin, Palladius], luhng ngáh [Cantonese, Yale], lung⁶ ngaa⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lung⁶ nga⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: In ancient times, girls were given spindle whorls as toys, in the hope that they will become proficient in weaving when they grow up. Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 弄瓦

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  "etymology_text": "In ancient times, girls were given spindle whorls as toys, in the hope that they will become proficient in weaving when they grow up.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "弄瓦",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "弄璋弄瓦"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nòngwǎzhīxǐ",
          "word": "弄瓦之喜"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to give birth to a girl"
      ],
      "id": "en-弄瓦-zh-verb-rSBXmErf",
      "links": [
        [
          "give birth",
          "give birth"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to give birth to a girl"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "nòngzhāng",
          "word": "弄璋"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngwǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄚˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ ngaa⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngwǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngwǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nung⁴-wa³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nùng-wǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nonqwoa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нунва"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nunva"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luhng ngáh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ ngaa⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ nga⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弄瓦"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "弄璋弄瓦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nòngwǎzhīxǐ",
      "word": "弄瓦之喜"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "In ancient times, girls were given spindle whorls as toys, in the hope that they will become proficient in weaving when they grow up.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "弄瓦",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "nòngzhāng",
      "word": "弄璋"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese literary terms",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to give birth to a girl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give birth",
          "give birth"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to give birth to a girl"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngwǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄚˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ ngaa⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngwǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nòngwǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nung⁴-wa³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nùng-wǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nonqwoa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нунва"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nunva"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luhng ngáh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ ngaa⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lung⁶ nga⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "弄瓦"
}

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"弄瓦" meaning in Chinese

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