"奶" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. 女乃
Prononciation
Mandarin nǎi
Entry Methods
Pinyin nai3
Kanji /
Cangjie
VNHS
女弓竹尸
Sijiao 4742.7
Wubi VEN
CNS 11643 1-4644
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5976
GB2312 C4CC
BIG5 A5A4
 nǎi mother / variant of 奶[nai3]
Results beginning with 奶
 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL:位[wei4] / (coll.) boobies / breasts
 nǎi fěn powdered milk
 nǎi chá milk tea
 nǎi niú milk cow / dairy cow
 nǎi yóu cream / butter / (coll.) effeminate
 nǎi lào cheese / CL:塊|块[kuai4],盒[he2],片[pian4]
 nǎi píng baby's feeding bottle
 nǎi mā wet nurse
 nǎi zuǐ nipple (on a baby's bottle) / pacifier
 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit
 nǎi shuǐ breast milk
 nǎi tóu nipple / teat (on baby's bottle)
 nǎi niáng (dialect) wet nurse
 nǎi jīng non-dairy creamer
 nǎi zhào bra / brassière
 nǎi zhī milk from a woman's breast / milk (used in the names of dishes to indicate white sauce)
 nǎi pǐn dairy product
 nǎi bà stay-at-home dad
 nǎi huáng custard
 nǎi míng pet name for a child / infant name
 nǎi mǔ wet nurse
 nǎi nóng dairy farming
 nǎi shuài (slang) (of a young man) sweet and boyish in appearance / having soft, feminine features
 nǎi sū butter biscuit / butter bun
 nǎi tāng white broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine
 nǎi xī milkshake (Note: 昔[xi1] is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)
 nǎi yīn child's voice / childlike voice
 nǎi zhàn dairy
 nǎi zhuǎi (slang) (of a young man) cute, with a touch of swagger
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 nǎi zhì pǐn dairy product
 nǎi niú chǎng dairy farm
 nǎi dàn sù ovo-lacto vegetarian
 nǎi huáng bāo custard bun
 nǎi nai de damn it! / blast it!
 nǎi zhī kǎo gratin
 nǎi zuǐ r erhua variant of 奶嘴[nai3 zui3]
 nǎi lào huǒ guō fondue
 nǎi píng wèi yǎng bottle feeding
 nǎi yóu cài huā creamed cauliflower
 nǎi yóu jī dàn cream sponge
 nǎi yóu xiǎo shēng handsome but effeminate man / pretty boy
Approximate Results for 奶
 niú nǎi cow's milk / CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
 suān nǎi yogurt
 èr nǎi mistress / second wife / lover
 xiān nǎi fresh milk
 chī nǎi to suck the breast (for milk)
 duàn nǎi to wean
 wèi nǎi to breast-feed
 dòu nǎi soy milk
 jǐ nǎi to milk
 yáng nǎi sheep's milk
 yē nǎi coconut milk
 ā nǎi granny
 cuī nǎi to promote lactation / to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)
 dǎ nǎi lit. to beat milk / to churn (to make butter) / milk foamer (for cappuccino)
 dú nǎi poisoned milk / contaminated milk / refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk products adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4]
 liàn nǎi condensed milk
 shī nǎi married woman of mature age
 xī nǎi to suckle / to pump breast milk with a breast pump
 zhēn nǎi abbr. for pearl milk tea 珍珠奶茶
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 lǎo nǎi nai (coll.) father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother / respectful form of address for an old woman
 xǐ miàn nǎi cleansing lotion
 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
 bāo èr nǎi to cohabit with and financially support a mistress
 shào nǎi nai young lady of the house / wife of the young master
 yè tài nǎi general term for milk packaged for the consumer, including long-life (UHT) milk, pasteurized milk and reconstituted milk
 xiān nǎi yóu cream / whipped cream
 chún niú nǎi pure milk
 xī nǎi qì breast pump
 dú nǎi fěn poisoned milk powder / refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk powder adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4]
  early weaning
 dàn nǎi sū soufflé
 dàn nǎi sù ovo-lacto vegetarian
 guàn nǎi yóu whipped cream
 jǐ nǎi jī milking machine
 mǎ nǎi jiǔ kumis / horse milk wine
 niú nǎi zhàn dairy centre
 shēng nǎi yóu cream / whipped cream
 shēng xiān nǎi raw milk
 shōu nǎi zhàn collecting centre
 Suān nǎi jié Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar
 yí nǎi nai father's mother's sister (coll.) / great aunt
 yuán liào nǎi raw milk
 zhēn zhū nǎi chá pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea
  weaning food
  weaning practices
  milk conservation
 ān fǔ nǎi zuǐ (baby's) pacifier
 bō bà nǎi chá bubble milk tea (Tw) / Boba milk tea / tapioca milk tea / see also 珍珠奶茶[zhen1 zhu1 nai3 cha2]
 bù jiā niú nǎi without milk / black (of tea, coffee etc)
 chī nǎi zhī lì all one's strength
 èr nǎi zhuān jiā "mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity
 jiǎn zhī niú nǎi toned milk
 rén zào nǎi yóu margarine
 táng lào yóu nǎi sugar-casein-oil-milk
 tuō zhī nǎi fěn dried buttermilk
 xiāng cūn nǎi lào cottage cheese
 yào jiā niú nǎi with milk / white (of tea, coffee etc)
 Yì shì nǎi dòng panna cotta
  infant formula
 chī nǎi de lì qi all one's strength
 chī nǎi de qì lì utmost effort
 mǔ rǔ huà nǎi fěn infant formula
 yíng yǎng tuō zhī nǎi reinforced skim milk
便 yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom) / fig. to follow whoever is feeding you / to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
 yǒu nǎi jiù shì niáng see 有奶便是娘[you3 nai3 bian4 shi4 niang2]
  baby-led weaning
  Operation Flood
 qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom) / fig. to go about begging for help
 yì dà lì mián yáng nǎi lào pecorino
 huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
 dǎ fān le de niú nǎi ér kū qì to weep over spilt milk
  corn-soja-milk blended foods
  breast-feeding, weaning and child feeding
  K MIX II
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