"紅娘" meaning in Chinese

See 紅娘 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hʊŋ²¹ nœːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /aŋ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen], /aŋ¹³⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/ [Hokkien, 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], hóngniáng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hung²-niang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], húng-nyáng [Mandarin, Yale], horngniang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хуннян [Mandarin, Palladius], xunnjan [Mandarin, Palladius], hùhng nèuhng [Cantonese, Yale], hung⁴ noeng⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hung⁴ nêng⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], âng-niû [Hokkien, POJ], âng-niû [Hokkien, Tai-lo], angniuu [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], âng-niô͘ [Hokkien, POJ], âng-niôo [Hokkien, Tai-lo]
Etymology: From the maidservant of Cui Yingying in Yingying's Biography (《鶯鶯傳》), who acts as a matchmaker for Cui Yingying and Scholar Zhang. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|《鶯鶯傳》}} 《鶯鶯傳》 Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 紅娘
  1. (chiefly female) matchmaker Wikipedia link: Yingying's Biography Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-紅娘-zh-noun-EyLSWGmL Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 伐柯人 (fákērén) [literary], 保山 (bǎoshān) [literary], 冰人 (bīngrén) [literary], 冰媒 [Mandarin, Tianjin], 媒人 (méirén), 媒人姐 [Hokkien, Xiamen, feminine, honorific], 媒人婆 (méirénpó) [feminine], 媒人媽 (muòi-nè̤ng-mā) [Eastern, Hokkien, Min, feminine], 媒人妈 (muòi-nè̤ng-mā) [Eastern, Hokkien, Min, feminine], 媒人嫲 (mû-nêng-mǎ) [Min, Northern, feminine], 媒妁 (méishuò) [literary], 媒姨 [Teochew, feminine], 媒婆 (méipó) [feminine], 紅葉 [Sichuanese], 红叶 [Sichuanese], 紅葉公 [Sichuanese, masculine], 红叶公 [Sichuanese, masculine], 紅葉婆 [Sichuanese, feminine], 红叶婆 [Sichuanese, feminine], 花婆 [Hokkien, feminine]

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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "âng-niô͘"
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      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "âng-niû"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hʊŋ²¹ nœːŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ¹³⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/"
    }
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        "Palladius"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "âng-niû"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "âng-niû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "angniuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Xiamen"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "âng-niô͘"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "âng-niôo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ¹³⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
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    {
      "ipa": "/xʊŋ³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/hʊŋ²¹ nœːŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋ¹³⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/"
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      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "伐柯人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǎoshān",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "保山"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bīngrén",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "冰人"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tianjin"
      ],
      "word": "冰媒"
    },
    {
      "roman": "méirén",
      "word": "媒人"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "feminine",
        "honorific"
      ],
      "word": "媒人姐"
    },
    {
      "roman": "méirénpó",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
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        "Eastern",
        "Hokkien",
        "Min",
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Eastern",
        "Hokkien",
        "Min",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "媒人妈"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mû-nêng-mǎ",
      "tags": [
        "Min",
        "Northern",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "媒人嫲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "méishuò",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "媒妁"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Teochew",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "媒姨"
    },
    {
      "roman": "méipó",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "媒婆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sichuanese"
      ],
      "word": "紅葉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sichuanese"
      ],
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        "Sichuanese",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "紅葉公"
    },
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        "Sichuanese",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "红叶公"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sichuanese",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "紅葉婆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sichuanese",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "红叶婆"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "花婆"
    }
  ],
  "word": "紅娘"
}

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