- 走娘家 zǒuniángjiā visit parental home(of a married woman) to visit her parents' home
- 回娘家 huíniángjiā revisitto return to one's former workplace, school, or original base
- 娘家姓 niángjiaxìng maiden namemaiden name (of a married woman)
- 老娘家 lǎoniángjiā maternal grandmother's homethe home of one's maternal grandmother; in some dialects, it can also refer to one's mother's natal home ([[娘家|娘家|niang2 jia1]]).
