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娘惹
Niángrě
1. Nyonya
2. see [[峇峇娘惹<BābāNiángrě>]]
Noun

Character Breakdown

娘
niáng
mother; young girl; woman; wife
HSK 5 10 丶
惹
rě
to incite, to irritate, to offend, to vex
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (1)

峇峇娘惹
BābāNiángrě
Peranakan Chinese (Baba-Nyonya), an ethnic group of Chinese residing in the Malay peninsula (also known as Straits Chinese)

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