Chinese Traditional: 娘家
Chinese Simplified: 娘家
Pinyin: niang2 jia1
Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
English Meaning: wife's family

Example Sentences:

我老婆的娘家幾年前移民到巴西了。
我老婆的娘家几年前移民到巴西了。
wo3 lao3 po2 de5 niang2 jia1 ji3 nian2 qian2 yi2 min2 dao4 ba1 xi1 le5.
My wife's family emigrated to Brazil few years ago.
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Related Words:

 

niáng

[old use] 1. mother 2. young woman 3. wife of a person

Here: mother

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jiā

1. home, residence, house 2. family 3. (a measure word for shops, restaurants, hotels) 4. (suffix indicating specialty of a person) 5. specialist 6. (suffix used after a noun to specify a type of person)

Here: home, residence, house, family

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