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奶奶
Mandarin · pinyin nǎi nai
Meanings
- (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
- (respectful) mistress of the house
- Classifier: 位 wèi
- (coll.) boobies
- breasts
Characters in this entry
- 奶
- nǎi · milk; woman's breasts; nurse
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Mandarin tones
3–5 · nai3 nai5
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
naai4 naai2 · naai5 naai5
Cantonese word readings for 奶奶. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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naai4 naai2
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
noun
- (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Northern Min, informal, endearing) paternal grandmother; nanna; gramma; granny
- (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (Ruijin Hakka) great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother)
- (Cantonese, Southern Min) lady; madam
noun
- (dialectal) breast
- (Sichuanese, childish in Cantonese, Wu) milk; breast milk
noun
- (Yudu Hakka, Northern Min) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
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