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尼姑

尼姑

Chinese

		Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)	paternal aunt
simp. and trad. (尼姑)		尼	姑

Noun

尼姑

Buddhist nun

Derived terms

尼姑庵 (nígū'ān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nígū

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ gu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nì-kû
Min Nan (POJ): nî-ko͘ / lî-ko͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nígū
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nigu
  - IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ ku⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nei⁴ gu¹
  - Yale: nèih gū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁴ gu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /nei̯²¹ kuː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nì-kû
  - Hakka Romanization System: niˇ gu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ni² gu¹
  - IPA: /ni¹¹ ku²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-ko͘ / lî-ko͘
  - Tâi-lô: nî-koo / lî-koo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ni'kof, li'kof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ni²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/, /li²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ni²⁴⁻²² kɔ³³/, /li²⁴⁻²² kɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ni¹³⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/, /li¹³⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ni²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴/, /li²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ni²³⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/, /li²³⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/