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nan

/næn/

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noun

奶奶，外婆

A mother of someone's parent.

Examples :

"My nan always tells me stories about when my dad was a little boy. "

我奶奶总是给我讲我爸爸小时候的故事。

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noun

女祖先，始祖母。

A female ancestor or progenitor.

Examples :

"My nan used to tell me stories about her childhood. "

我的奶奶以前常常给我讲她小时候的故事。(Wǒ de nǎinai yǐqián chángcháng gěi wǒ jiǎng tā xiǎoshíhou de gùshì.)

family person human history

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少女，女孩.

A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.

Examples :

"In the old poem, the knight swore to protect the nan from danger. "

在古老的诗歌中，骑士发誓要保护那位少女免受危险。

person human age family

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noun

女佣，女仆

A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

Examples :

"Mrs. Davis thanked the nan for cleaning the house so thoroughly. "

戴维斯太太感谢女佣把房子打扫得这么彻底。

person job work society

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人妖

A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.

Examples :

"The science fiction novel featured a nan who struggled to understand human relationships after living in isolation. "

那本科幻小说里有一个人妖，她长期与世隔绝，因此很难理解人类关系。

person sex body human

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noun

娘娘腔，基佬。

An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

person human sex attitude society culture

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保姆，奶妈

A woman or girl employed to care for children

Examples :

""Since both parents work, they hired a nan to look after the children after school." "

因为父母都要工作，所以他们雇了一个保姆来放学后照顾孩子们。

family person job human

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noun

馕

A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Examples :

"We ordered garlic nan to eat with our Indian curry. "

我们点了蒜香馕，配着印度咖喱一起吃。