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  • She said to his mother, "Sien Yu's niang, is this your son's toy car?"

    Excerpt: Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin 2004

  • My niang was a sensible, fair woman: she was polite and explained that she didn't have time to talk just then and asked them to come back another time.

    Mao's Last Dancer Li, Cunxin, 1961- 2003

  • My niang was a sensible, fair woman: she was polite and explained that she didn't have time to talk just then and asked them to come back another time.

    Mao's last dancer Li, Cunxin, 1961- 2003

  • My niang was the best mother with the most loving heart.

    Mao's last dancer Li, Cunxin, 1961- 2003

  • My niang was the best mother with the most loving heart.

    Mao's Last Dancer Li, Cunxin, 1961- 2003

  • Shao hsing comes in three varieties: shang niang, which is robust; chu yeh ching, which owes its pale green colour and delicate flavour to young bamboo leaves added during fermentation; and hsiang hsueh (fragrant snow), which is sweet and pale.

    BigOven.com - Recipe Raves 2010

  • OMG You're super sweet max and TK super 'niang' max he teared when he saw Duffy.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • Being the gu niang and uppity bitch/princess that she is, she is revolted by this idea.

    rouflaquette Diary Entry rouflaquette 2007

  • Then my fourth aunt said to my niang, An old healer told my mother once that bai fang helps infections.

    Excerpt: Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin 2004

  • At first my niang didn't take the suggestion seriously, but with all other options exhausted she decided to give it a try.

    Excerpt: Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin 2004

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