nanny; maid; female servant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
nanny; female servant; maid
dialectChiefly used in Wu dialect regions (e.g., Shanghai). Refers to a female domestic worker, often implying a live-in servant or nanny.
Jiù旧
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
niáng娘
yí姨
duō多
shì是
běn本
dì地
rén人
。
The maids in old Shanghai were mostly locals.
Tā她
jiā家
qǐng请
le了
yī一
gè个
niáng娘
yí姨
lái来
zuò做
fàn饭
。
Her family hired a maid to cook.
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Niáng娘
yí姨
zhèng正
zài在
dǎ打
sǎo扫
fáng房
jiān间
。
The maid is cleaning the room.