峇峇娘惹 |
Bā bā Niáng rě |
Peranakan Chinese (Baba-Nyonya), an ethnic group of Chinese residing in the Malay peninsula (also known as Straits Chinese) |
峇 |
bā |
(used in transliteration) |
峇 |
kē |
cave |
峇 |
kè |
cave / cavern / also pr. [ke1] |
峇 |
bā |
(used in transliteration) |
峇 |
kē |
cave |
峇 |
kè |
cave / cavern / also pr. [ke1] |
娘 |
niáng |
mother / young lady / (coll.) effeminate |
娘 |
niáng |
variant of 娘 |
娘惹 |
Niáng rě |
Nyonya / see 峇峇娘惹 |
惹 |
rě |
to provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems) |