嬭 (nǎi) - Breast, milk & an archaic term for mother or grandmother
嬭 · nǎi
Breast, milk;
an archaic term for mother or grandmother;
used in some dialects to refer to a wet nurse.
Breast, milkan archaic term for mother or grandmotherused in some dialects to refer to a
Usage highlights
GrandmotherWet nurseBreast milkTo breastfeedMilk nameMilk teeth
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The baby is drinking milk (吃嬭).
- In some dialects, grandmother is called 阿嬭 (ā nǎi).
- She works as a wet nurse (嬭母).
- This is breast milk (嬭汁).
Collocations
- Grandmother(阿嬭)
- Wet nurse(嬭母)
- Breast milk(嬭汁)
- To breastfeed(喂嬭)
- Milk name(嬭名)
- Milk teeth(嬭牙)
Idioms
- Like a baby longing for its mother's milk(如嬰兒之望嬭)
- To return to one's origins(返嬭歸真)
Cultural background
FAQ- Historically used as a respectful term for mother or grandmother in certain regions and time periods.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, breast milk was considered to have nutritional and medicinal properties.
- The character reflects the importance of maternal care and breastfeeding in traditional family structures.