紅娘 in Chinese

IPA: /xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /hʊŋ²¹ nœːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /aŋ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou, Xiamen], /aŋ¹³⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/, /hʊŋ²¹ nœːŋ²¹/, /aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/, /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/, /aŋ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/, /aŋ¹³⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/ Chinese transliterations: hóngniáng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hung⁴ noeng⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], âng-niû, âng-niô͘, hóngniáng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], hóngniáng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hung²-niang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], húng-nyáng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], horngniang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], хуннян [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], xunnjan [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], hùhng nèuhng [Cantonese, Yale], hung⁴ noeng⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hung⁴ nêng⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], âng-niû [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], âng-niû [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], angniuu [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], âng-niô͘ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], âng-niôo [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo] Forms: 红娘 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Originally the character name of the maidservant of Cui Yingying in Yingying's Biography (《鶯鶯傳》), acting as a matchmaker between Cui and Zhang. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|《鶯鶯傳》}} 《鶯鶯傳》 Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 紅娘

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          "roman": "méishuò",
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          "roman": "bhuê5 i5",
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          "word": "媒姨"
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          "roman": "méipó",
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        {
          "roman": "Yuèxià Lǎorén",
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          "roman": "yuèlǎo",
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      "zh-pron": "hùhng nèuhng"
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        "Kaohsiung",
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        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/hʊŋ²¹ nœːŋ²¹/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/"
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      "zh-pron": "hùhng nèuhng"
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      "zh-pron": "hung⁴ noeng⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "hung⁴ nêng⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "âng-niû"
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      "zh-pron": "âng-niû"
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      "zh-pron": "angniuu"
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        "Min-Nan"
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      "ipa": "/aŋ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/",
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        "Xiamen"
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      "zh-pron": "âng-niô͘"
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      "zh-pron": "âng-niôo"
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"紅娘" meaning in Chinese

Noun