Meaning of 姨娘
姨娘 means father's concubine (as addressed by children in former times); maternal aunt; mother's sister (dialect). Pronounced yí niáng.
- father's concubine (as addressed by children in former times)
- maternal aunt; mother's sister (dialect)
Definitions & Examples
《
Hóng红
Lóu楼
Mèng梦
》
lǐ里
de的
Zhào赵
Yí姨
niáng娘
shì是
Jiǎ贾
Zhèng政
de的
qiè妾
。
In Dream of the Red Chamber, Concubine Zhao is Jia Zheng's concubine.
Jiù旧
shí时
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
yào要
gōng恭
jìng敬
de地
chēng称
hu呼
fu父
qin亲
de的
qiè妾
wéi为
yí姨
niáng娘
。
In olden times, children had to respectfully address their father's concubines as 'yiniang'.
Nà那
wèi位
yí姨
niáng娘
wèi为
lǎo老
yé爷
shēng生
le了
yī一
gè个
ér儿
zi子
。
That concubine bore the master a son.