姑 奶 奶

gū nǎi naidictionary entry

paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

姑奶奶 姑奶奶 [gu1 nai3 nai5] /paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister)/(respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter/(brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here/(coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach/

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Character information

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姑
gū
paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary)
奶
nǎi
breast / milk / to breastfeed / mother
奶
nǎi
breast / milk / to breastfeed / mother

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