WordTaiwan frequency #26,662
灰姑娘
ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄨ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
“Cinderella; European folk tale of a mistreated girl who rises to fortune; a plain girl transformed into someone admired”
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灰
ㄏㄨㄟ
Ash or dust; gray color; discouraged or dejected; lime (short for limestone).
姑
ㄍㄨ
Paternal aunt; husband's sister; nun; for the time being (literary); a general term for a woman.
娘
ㄋㄧㄤˊ
Young lady; mother; wife; term of address for an older woman or married woman; formerly, a respectful term for a female employer; (coll.) effeminate.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 姑娘ㄍㄨ ㄋㄧㄤˊgirl; young woman; young lady; daughter; (archaic) paternal aunt; (archaic) concubine; (archaic) prostitute.
- 新娘ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄤˊbride; a woman who has just married or is about to be married.
- 娘家ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚa married woman's parents' home; the family of one's wife (before marriage).
- 灰色ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋgray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous
- 老闆娘ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊfemale owner or manager of a business; boss's wife; woman in charge of a shop or company
- 姑姑ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨpaternal aunt; father's sister; (Taiwan) a young woman; nun or Taoist nun
- 灰塵ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊfine particles of dirt or debris that settle on surfaces; household dust.
- 姑且ㄍㄨ ㄑㄧㄝˇfor the time being; tentatively; provisionally; as a temporary measure
- 娘娘ㄋㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄋㄧㄤtitle for an empress or imperial consort; female deity; respectful address for a woman; mother (archaic)
- 灰燼ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋashes; powdery residue left after something has been burned
- 灰心ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣto lose heart; to become discouraged; to feel disheartened after setbacks
- 骨灰ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄟashes left after cremation; bone ash from burned animal bones, formerly used as fertilizer