老娘

(Ürümqi, Wuhan and Yangzhou Mandarin, Pinghua, non-face-to-face) mother

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ˈn̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ˈn̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ni̯ɑŋ⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ni̯ɑŋ⁴/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/


老娘

(colloquial) form of self-address used by a conceited middle-aged or elderly married woman: I; me

self-address

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ˈn̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ˈn̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ni̯ɑŋ⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ni̯ɑŋ⁴/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/


老娘

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother

Alternative form of 姥娘 (lǎoniáng, “maternal grandmother”)

(Shanghainese, dated) female brothel keeper

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ˈn̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ˈn̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ni̯ɑŋ⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ni̯ɑŋ⁴/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/