娘子 niángzi wife Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents niángzi wife 娘 niáng noun wife wife; mistress of a household子 zi affix noun suffix [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective rootsniángzi lady 娘 niáng woman general term for an elderly married woman or a woman of an older generation子 zi affix noun suffix [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective rootsniángzi court lady 娘 niáng mistress (archaic) respectful term used by servants for their mistress子 zi affix noun suffix [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots