Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 奶

variant of 嬭／奶 (nǎi)

breast
milk
to breastfeed

mother
variant of 奶 (nǎi)

white broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine

to breast-feed

butter biscuit
butter bun

(dialect) wet nurse

poisoned milk
contaminated milk
refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk products adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺 (sānjùqíng'àn)

soy milk

(coll.) milk
(coll.) breast
booby
tit

fresh milk

lit. to beat milk
to churn (to make butter)
milk foamer (for cappuccino)

baby's feeding bottle

granny

cheese
CL:塊／块 (kuài),盒 (hé),片 (piàn)

cow's milk
CL:瓶 (píng),杯 (bēi)

sheep's milk

dairy farming

(slang) (of a young man) sweet and boyish in appearance
having soft, feminine features

to milk

to wean

child's voice
childlike voice

married woman of mature age

stay-at-home dad

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
(respectful) mistress of the house
CL:位 (wèi)
(coll.) boobies
breasts

wet nurse

nipple (on a baby's bottle)
pacifier

bra
brassière

wet nurse

non-dairy creamer

milk tea

abbr. for pearl milk tea 珍珠奶茶

condensed milk

to suckle
to pump breast milk with a breast pump

milk cow
dairy cow

breast milk

(slang) (of a young man) cute, with a touch of swagger

milk from a woman's breast
milk (used in the names of dishes to indicate white sauce)

(adjective) lacto-vegetarian

to promote lactation
to stimulate lactation (e.g. with drug)

to suck the breast (for milk)

dairy product

coconut milk

custard

cream
butter
(coll.) effeminate

to produce milk; to lactate
to promote lactation

powdered milk

yogurt

dairy

nipple
teat (on baby's bottle)

milkshake (Note: 昔 (xī) is loaned from English "shake" via Cantonese 昔, pr. sik1)

mistress
second wife
lover

pet name for a child
infant name

father's mother's sister (coll.)
great aunt

Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar

dairy farm

kumis
horse milk wine

pure milk

breast pump

young lady of the house
wife of the young master

cream
whipped cream

custard bun

general term for milk packaged for the consumer, including long-life (UHT) milk, pasteurized milk and reconstituted milk

to cohabit with and financially support a mistress

erhua variant of 奶嘴 (nǎizuǐ)

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

gratin

whipped cream

formula (milk)

granny gray (hair color)

damn it!
blast it!

ovo-lacto vegetarian

ovo-lacto vegetarian

dairy product

poisoned milk powder
refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk powder adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺 (sānjùqíng'àn)

cleansing lotion

(coll.) father's father's mother
paternal great-grandmother
respectful form of address for an old woman

cream
whipped cream

(slang) naive, clingy, emotionally dependent, cute young guy (type of boyfriend)

soufflé

avocado

toffee; chewy caramel candy

(calque of "tittytainment") low-brow entertainment that distracts the poor from their circumstances; mindless entertainment

yàojiāniúnǎi

with milk
white (of tea, coffee etc)

bubble milk tea (Tw)
Boba milk tea
tapioca milk tea
see also 珍珠奶茶 (zhēnzhūnǎichá)

(baby's) pacifier

chīnǎizhīlì

all one's strength

bùjiāniúnǎi

without milk
black (of tea, coffee etc)

nǎiyóujīdàn

cream sponge

èrnǎizhuānjiā

"mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity

nǎiyóuxiǎoshēng

handsome but effeminate man
pretty boy

Yìshìnǎidòng

panna cotta

lánwénnǎilào

blue cheese

xiāngcūnnǎilào

cottage cheese

zhēnzhūnǎichá

pearl milk tea
tapioca milk tea
bubble milk tea

nǎiyóucàihuā

creamed cauliflower

rénzàonǎiyóu

margarine

nǎilàohuǒguō

fondue

yǒunǎijiùshìniáng

有奶就是娘

[有奶就是娘]

see 有奶便是娘 (yǒunǎibiànshìniáng)

yǒunǎibiànshìniáng

有奶便是娘

[有奶便是娘]

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

chīnǎidelìqi

吃奶的力气

[吃奶的力氣]

all one's strength

chīnǎideqìlì

吃奶的气力

[吃奶的氣力]

utmost effort

mǔrǔhuànǎifěn

母乳化奶粉

[母乳化奶粉]

infant formula

qiúyéyegàonǎinai

求爷爷告奶奶

[求爺爺告奶奶]

lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
fig. to go about begging for help

huìkūdeháiziyǒunǎichī

会哭的孩子有奶吃

[會哭的孩子有奶吃]

lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)
fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease