# 娘家
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): niángjiā
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): noeng$^4$ gaa$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nyiong$^4$ ga$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): nion$^1$ jia$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niû-ke / niô͘-kee
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: niángjiā → niángjia (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ → ㄋㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: niángjiå
*** Wade–Giles: niang$^2$-chia$^5$
*** Yale: nyáng-jya
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niang.jia
*** Palladius: нянцзя (njanczja)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/ → /ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: noeng$^4$ gaa$^1$
*** Yale: nèuhng gā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: noeng$^4$ gaa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nêng$^4$ ga$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /nœːŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyiong$^4$ ga$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵ ka⁴²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: nion$^1$ jia$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /niɒ̃¹¹ t͡ɕia¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-ke
*** Tâi-lô: niû-ke
*** Phofsit Daibuun: niu'kef
*** IPA (Xiamen): /niũ²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /niũ²⁴⁻²² ke³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niô͘-kee
*** Tâi-lô: niôo-kee
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /niɔ̃¹³⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

### Noun

娘家
* married woman's parents' home

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 娘家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 娘家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 娘家 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 娘家 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 娘家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 娘家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 娘家 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 娘家 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 娘家 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 娘家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 娘家, 娘屋頭, 娘屋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 娘屋裡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 娘家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 娘家, 外家 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 娘家 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 娘家 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 外家 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 外家 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 娘家, 娘屋裡 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 娘家 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 娘屋裡 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 妹家, 外家 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 外家 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 外家, 妹家 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外家, 妹家 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 外家 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 妹家, 外家 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 外家, 妹家 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外家 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 妹家 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 娘家 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 娘家, 媽家 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外家 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 外家, 後頭, 某後頭 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 外家, 後頭, 某後頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 外家, 外家厝, 後頭, 後頭厝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 後頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 家後 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 外家 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 外家 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 外家, 娘家 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘家 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 娘家 |
| Wu | Danyang | 娘家 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 娘家 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 娘家 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 娘屋裡 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 娘屋裡 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 娘屋裡 |

#### Antonyms

* 婆家 (pójiā)

#### Derived terms

* 回娘家 (huí niángjiā)