gān​niáng

godmother

  • created reference approved 干娘/乾娘 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干娘 / 乾娘 gān​niáng

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 干娘/乾娘 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干娘 / 乾娘 gān​niáng

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 干娘/乾娘 → 干妈/乾媽 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干娘 / 乾娘 gān​niáng

    干妈 / 乾媽 gān​mā

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 干娘/乾娘 → 义母/義母 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干娘 / 乾娘 gān​niáng

    义母 / 義母 yì​mǔ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 干娘/乾娘 → 谊母/誼母 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干娘 / 乾娘 gān​niáng

    谊母 / 誼母 yì​mǔ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 干娘/乾娘 · gān​niáng · godmother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干娘 / 乾娘

    gān​niáng

    godmother

    godmother or adoptive mother; a woman one recognizes as a mother figure through a traditional ceremony rather than legal adoption

    干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · adoptive 娘 (literal) → 娘 · niáng · mother

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 干娘/乾娘 · gān​niáng · ma'am — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    干娘 / 乾娘

    gān​niáng

    ma'am

    (literary) a respectful way to address an older woman in traditional novels

    干 (literal) → 干/乾 · gān · adoptive 娘 (literal) → 娘 · niáng · woman

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense