DictionaryCommon words姑娘

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姑娘

gūniang

“girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; (archaic) paternal aunt; (archaic) concubine; (archaic) prostitute.”

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Paternal aunt; husband's sister; nun; for the time being (literary); a general term for a woman.

niáng·ㄋㄧㄤˊ

Young lady; mother; wife; term of address for an older woman or married woman; formerly, a respectful term for a female employer; (coll.) effeminate.