WordTaiwan frequency #22,542
聶隱娘
ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄣˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
“Nie Yinniang; legendary Tang dynasty female assassin; title of a classical tale and Hou Hsiao-hsien's 2015 film”
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聶
ㄋㄧㄝˋ
To whisper something close to someone's ear; a surname.
隱
ㄧㄣˇ
to hide; concealed; secret; to conceal; to cover up; to lean upon; to consider carefully; to pity; a hidden place; suffering
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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- 姑娘ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤgirl; young woman; young lady; daughter; (archaic) paternal aunt; (archaic) concubine; (archaic) prostitute.
- 隱藏ㄧㄣˇ ㄘㄤˊto hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor; to lie low; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed
- 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).
- 老闆娘ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊfemale owner or manager of a business; boss's wife; woman in charge of a shop or company
- 隱約ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝvague; faint; indistinct; not clearly visible or defined; subtle in meaning with concise wording; (archaic) impoverished and unsuccessful
- 隱士ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˋhermit; recluse; a person who lives in seclusion away from society.
- 老板娘ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊfemale boss; proprietress of a small business; wife of the boss; (informal) one's wife.