# 老姑娘
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎogūniang
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ gu$^1$ noeng$^4$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lau$^3$ gu$^1$ nyian$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎogūniang
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoguniång
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$-ku$^1$-niang$^5$
*** Yale: lǎu-gū-nyang
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laogu.niang
*** Palladius: лаогунян (laogunjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ²/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ gu$^1$ noeng$^4$
*** Yale: lóuh gū nèuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ gu$^1$ noeng$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ gu$^1$ nêng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^3$ gu$^1$ nyian$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɒu̯⁴¹ ku³³ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³/

### Noun

老姑娘
* spinster; old unmarried woman
* youngest daughter

#### Synonyms

* (spinster):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 老處女, 老姑娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老姑娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 老處女 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 老姑娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 老姑娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 老姑娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 老姑娘, 家姑老 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 老姑娘, 老大姑娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 老姑娘, 老閨娘, 家姑老 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 老姑娘, 家姑老 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 老姑娘, 老大姑娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 老姑娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老姑娘, 老女兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 老姑娘, 家姑老 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 老姑娘, 大閨女 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 老姑娘, 家姑兒老 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 老姑娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 老姑娘, 家姑兒老 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 老閨妮 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 老丫頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老姑娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 老姑娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 老姑娘, 老女兒, 老閨女 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 老姑娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 老大嫚兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 老姑娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 老閨女, 老姑娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 老女兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 老姑娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 老女子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 老女子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 老姑娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 老姑娘, 老閨女 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 老閨女 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 老姑娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 老姑娘, 老女兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 老姑娘, 老處女 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 老姑娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 老姑娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 老丫頭, 老姑娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老姑娘, 家姑老, 老閨女, 老大閨女 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 老姑娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 老姑娘, 老丫頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 老姑娘, 老女子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 老姑娘, 老丫頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 老姑娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 老丫頭, 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老姑娘兒, 老女子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 老姑娘, 老女子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 老女兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 老姑娘兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 老姑娘, 老女兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老姑娘, 老處女 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 老姑娘, 老處女 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 老女, 老姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 大姑娘家兒, 老姑娘家兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 老姐姐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 老姑娘, 老女兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 老姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 老姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 老大閨女 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 老姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 老姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 老姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 老姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 老姑娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 老姑娘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 老姑婆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老姑子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 老姑娘 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老女 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老姑娘, 老姑婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 老紅花女 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老姑婆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老姑婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老姑婆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老姑婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老姑婆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 老姑婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 老姑娘 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 老姑娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老閨女, 老姑娘 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 老姑娘 |
| Jin | Datong | 老姑娘 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老閨女 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 老女子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 老閨女 |
| Jin | Linhe | 大女子 |
| Jin | Jining | 老女兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 老姑娘 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 老姑娘 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 老女兒, 家姑兒老 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 老姑娘 |
| Jin | Handan | 老姑娘, 老女兒 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 大閨女 |
| Jin | Suide | 老女子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 公眾姑嫲婆, 老姑嫲 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 老姑婆, 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 老姑婆, 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 老姑婆, 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 老姑婆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老大姐 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老姑娘, 老小姐 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 老姑娘 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 老小姐, 老姑娘 |
| Wu | Danyang | 老姑娘 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 老姑娘兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 老大姑娘, 老大小姐 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 老院主 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 老姑娘 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老姑娘 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 老嫚姎 |
* (youngest daughter):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 小女 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小女兒, 幼女 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 老丫兒, 小老丫兒, 小老丫 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老生閨女 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 老閨女 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 幺女兒, 幺女 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 幺姑娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 幺姑娘, 幺女 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 老姑娘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 孻女, 細女 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 孻女, 細女 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 細女, 孻女 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 滿女, 滿妹仔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 滿妹, 滿女 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 滿女 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 滿女 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 滿女 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 滿女 |
| Hakka | Changting | 滿女 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 滿女子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 滿女 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 尾女 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 尾女 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 滿女, 滿姑女 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 滿女 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 滿女 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 滿妹, 滿女 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 滿妹, 滿女 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 滿妹, 滿女 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 滿妹, 滿女 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 滿妹, 滿女 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 滿女 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 細女 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 尾走囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 細查某囝, 孧查某囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 細女, 晚女 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 小囡 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 滿女, 滿嬌子 |