# 妮子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nīzi, nízi
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧ ˙ㄗ, ㄋㄧˊ ˙ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nei$^4$ zi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nīzi
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nizi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^1$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: nī-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nhi.tzy
*** Palladius: ницзы (niczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nízi
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nízi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^2$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: ní-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ni.tzy
*** Palladius: ницзы (niczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nei$^4$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: nèih jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nei$^4$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: néi$^4$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /nei̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

### Noun

妮子
* (dialectal) girl
* (obsolete) slave-girl; servant girl; maid

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女孩, 女孩子, 女童 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 女孩兒, 小女孩兒, 小姑娘, 小閨女, 小丫頭, 妞兒, 小妞兒, 女花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 女孩, 女孩子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 女孩子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 閨女兒, 小妮兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 小閨女 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 閨女, 妮兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 妮子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 識字班 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 小閨女兒, 小妮兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 小閨女 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 閨女, 小嫚兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 小嫚兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 小閨女子兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 閨女 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 閨女 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 小閨女, 小閨妮兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Kaifeng | 女孩兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 女子娃, 女子, 女娃子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 女娃子, 女娃兒, 女娃娃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 女伢, 姑娘, 姑娘伢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 女把爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guanyang | 妹崽家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 小姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 小姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 小姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 小姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 女霞子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 姑娘, 丫頭, 外家裡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 丫頭 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 女子崽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女仔, 細路女 child, 姑娘仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 女仔, 細路女 child, 姑娘仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 女仔, 細路女 child, 細民女 child |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 女仔, 細佬女 child, 細民女 child |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 婦娘妹 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 妹仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 妹仔兒 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 女仔, 妹仔 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 妹, 妹仔 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 女仔, 妹仔, 妹丁 |
| Cantonese | Dongxing | 妹仔 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 女仔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 女仔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 女崽子 |
| Gan | Pengze | 女妹 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 細妹仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 細妹哩, 賠錢貨 † |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 女仔 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿僬妹仔 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 僬妹 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老妹仔 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 女仔, 僬妹仔 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 細妹子 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 細妹仔 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 妹仔 |
| Hakka | Changting | 細妹子 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 細妹子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 細妹子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 妹子人 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 女子薩 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 女客子, 細女子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 細女女子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細妹仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 細妹仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細妹仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細妹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細妹仔, 細妹 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 妹子, 妹子人 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 妮子, 女娃娃 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 阿娘囝仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 諸娘囝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 諸娘囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 查某囡仔, 查某嬰 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 查囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 查某囝 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 諸娘囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 諸娘囝, 查某囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 諸娘囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 諸娘囝 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 查某囡仔 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 查某囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 查某囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 查某囝 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 查某囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 查某囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 嬸娘囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 嬸娘囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 嬸娘囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 嬸娘囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 小娘囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 小娘囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 小娘囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 女囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑娘 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 女子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 女小囡, 小鬼丫頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 丫頭, 小娘 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 小娘兒, 女小干 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 小娘, 小娘屄, 小娘頭, 娘子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 女兒, 媛子兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 妹子, 細妹子, 妹伢子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 妹唧, 細妹唧 |
| Note | † - derogatory | † - derogatory |
* (maid):
* 丫頭／丫头 (yātou)
* 丫鬟 (yāhuan)
* 使女 (shǐnǚ)
* 女侍 (nǚshì)
* 女奴 (nǚnú)
* 女婢 (nǚbì)
* 女招待 (nǚzhāodài)
* 婢女 (bìnǚ)
* 小妮子 (xiǎonīzi) (obsolete)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 婢 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 婢女, 女婢, 丫鬟, 丫頭, 使女 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 丫鬟, 丫鬟兒, 丫頭子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 丫鬟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 支使丫頭 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 丫鬟兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 丫頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 丫鬟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 丫頭子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 丫鬟, 丫頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 使用丫頭子, 使用丫頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 使喚丫頭, 使喚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 丫鬟, 丫頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 使喚丫頭, 丫鬟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 丫頭兒, 丫頭子, 丫鬟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 丫頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 丫頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 丫頭, 妹崽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 丫頭兒, 小丫頭兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 丫頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 妹仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 妹仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 妹仔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 丫頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姨婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 丫鬟 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 細老婢, 老婢仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 婢婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 使女 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 使婢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 使女 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 使女 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 丫頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蠻妮子, 妮子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 丫花 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 奶婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 丫頭, 丫鬟, 丫頭囝, 義女 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 查某𡢃仔, 查某𡢃, 𡢃婢 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 查某𡢃, 𡢃婢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 查某𡢃仔, 查某𡢃, 𡢃婢, 撽作 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 查某𡢃 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 查某𡢃仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 查某𡢃 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 查某𡢃 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 查某𡢃 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 查某𡢃仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 查某𡢃仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 查某𡢃仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 娘𡢃 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 查某𡢃 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 番仔婆, 查某𡢃, 番婆 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 跤作, 跤作仔 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 赤跤囝, 花囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 妹囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 儂囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 妹囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 妹崽, 丫鬟 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 丫頭, 使女 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 丫頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 丫鬟 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 丫頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 丫頭, 丫頭屄 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 細奶兒, 丫頭, 丫鬟 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 囡女 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 丫鬟, 丫頭 |

#### Derived terms

* 小妮子 (xiǎonīzi)
* 蠻妮子／蛮妮子