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- This page contains derived terms for 女. See the main entry for more information.
Chinese[edit]
Woman (Chinese)[edit]
- Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女朋友, 女友 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 女朋友 |
| Taiwan | 女朋友, 女友, 馬子 humorous or derogatory | |
| Chengdu | 女娃子, 女娃娃, 女娃兒, 盤子 | |
| Guilin | 𧊅 | |
| Xuzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Nanjing | 女朋友, 攀西 | |
| Singapore | 女朋友 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女朋友, 女 |
| Hong Kong | 女朋友, 女友, 女, 女女, 菜 derogatory | |
| Taishan | 女朋友, 女 | |
| Dongguan | 皮油 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 女朋友 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 女朋友 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 妹子朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 女朋友 |
| Shishi | 女朋友 | |
| Taipei | 姼仔 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 女朋友, 查某朋友 | |
| Chaozhou | 女朋友 | |
| Haifeng | 女朋友 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 查某朋友 | |
| Leizhou | 女朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 女朋友 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 女朋友 |
| Suzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Hangzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Ningbo | 女朋友 | |
| Zhoushan | 女朋友 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 妹子 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | 疙瘩, 疙瘩包 |
| Luoyang | 皮蛋, 十二 | |
| Zhengzhou | 十二, 圈 | |
| Xi'an | 圈子 | |
| Ürümqi | 皮蛋, 圈子 | |
| Wuhan | 皮蛋, 蛋, 環, 婆婆 | |
| Guiyang | 蛋, 蛋蛋 | |
| Liuzhou | 悶, 丘 | |
| Xuzhou | 皮蛋, 皮球, 球蛋 | |
| Yangzhou | 皮蛋 | |
| Nanjing | 皮蛋 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女 |
| Hong Kong | 女 | |
| Taishan | 女 | |
| Nanning | 敏 | |
| Nanning (Tanka) | 文 | |
| Wuzhou | 敏 | |
| Yulin | 敏 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 皮蛋 |
| Pengze | 箍 | |
| Lichuan | 皮蛋 | |
| Pingxiang | 蛋, 皮蛋架架 | |
| Hakka | Yudu | 圈子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 皮蛋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 圈兒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | Q, 卵 |
| Shantou | 箍, 𡚸, 妹 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 皮蛋 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 皮蛋 | |
| Suzhou | 蛋, 皮蛋 | |
| Ningbo | 皮蛋, 蛋 |
- Compounds
Derived terms
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Compounds
- 女王 (jōu), 女王 (jōō), 女王 (nyōu, “queen”)
- 女医 (joi, “female doctor”)
- 少女 (shōjo, “young girl, style of anime for young women”)
- 女系 (jokei, “woman-succession; matrilineal”)
- 女傑 (joketsu, “brave woman”)
- 女権 (joken, “women's rights”)
- 女史 (joshi, “Ms.”)
- 女中 (jochū, “maid”)
- 処女 (shojo, “virgin, maiden”)
- 女子 (joshi, “girl”)
- 女児 (joji, “female infant”)
- 女神 (joshin)
- 女性 (josei, “woman”)
- 女声 (josei, “female voice”)
- 女婿 (josei), 女壻 (josei, “son-in-law”)
- 女帝 (jotei, “empress”)
- 女優 (joyū, “actress”)
- 女流 (joryū, “female”)
- 女郎 (jorō, “prostitute”)
- 女官 (nyokan, “court lady”)
- 女性 (nyoshō)
- 女将 (nyoshō, “mistress, hostess”)
- 女人 (nyonin, “woman”)
- 女房 (nyōbō, “wife”)
- 悪女 (akujo)
- 王女 (ōjo), 王女 (ōnyo, “princess”)
- 皇女 (ōjo)
- 宮女 (kyūjo)
- 孝女 (kōjo, “filial daughter”)
- 工女 (kōjo, “female worker”)
- 皇女 (kōjo, “imperial princess”)
- 才女 (saijo)
- 子女 (shijo)
- 二女 (jijo)
- 次女 (jijo)
- 侍女 (jijo)
- 淑女 (shukujo)
- 信女 (shinnyo)
- 仙女 (sennyo), 仙女 (senjo, “fairy, nymph, elf”)
- 善女 (zennyo)
- 息女 (sokujo, “daughter”, honorific)
- 男女 (danjo)
- 男尊女卑 (dansonjohi)
- 痴女 (chijo, “slut, female libertine”)
- 長女 (chōjo, “eldest daughter”)
- 天女 (tennyo)
- 東女 (tonjo)
- 男女 (nannyo)
- 美女 (bijo, “beauty, belle”)
- 本女 (ponjo)
- 魔女 (majo, “witch”)
- 遊女 (yūjo)
- 幼女 (yōjo)
- 養女 (yōjo)
- 老女 (rōjo)
- 女将 (okami)
- 女形 (oyama)
- 貴女 (anata)
- 海女 (ama)
- 瞽女 (goze)
- 女衒 (zegen)
- 侍女 (makatachi), 従女 (makatachi)
- 巫女 (miko)
- 皇女 (miko)
- 湯女 (yuna)
Woman (Japanese)[edit]
- Derived terms
Derived terms
- 女し (onnashi)
- 女親 (onnaoya, “female parent”)
- 女形 (onnagata, “male actor in female role of kabuki”)
- 女神 (onnagami)
- 女子 (onnago)
- 女心 (onna-gokoro, “woman's mind”)
- 女坂 (onnazaka)
- 女手 (onnade, “female worker”)
- 女友達 (onna tomodachi, “girlfriend, female friend”)
- 男女 (otoko-onna)
- 彼女 (kanojo, “girlfriend”, literally “she”)
- 下種女 (gesu onna)
- 雪女 (yuki onna, “snowwoman”)
- Idioms
- Proverbs
Proverbs
- 女氏無くして玉の輿に乗る (onna ujinakushite tama no koshi ni noru)
- 女賢しくて牛売り損なう (onna sakashikute ushi urisokonau)
- 女三界に家なし (onna sangai ni ie nashi)
- 女三人寄れば姦しい (onna sannin yoreba kashimashī)
- 女の足駄にて造れる笛には秋の鹿寄る (onna no ashida ni te tsukureru fue ni wa aki no shika yoru)
- 女の一念岩をも通す (onna no ichinen iwa o mo tōsu)
- 女の髪の毛には大象も繫がる (onna no kami no ke ni wa taizō mo tsunagaru)
Young woman (Japanese)[edit]
Derived terms
- 女郎花 (ominaeshi), 女郎花 (ominameshi)
- 女神 (ominagami)
- 女髪長 (omina kaminaga)
- 女子 (ominago)
- 東女 (azuma-omina)
- 宮女 (miya-omina)
Woman (2) (Japanese)[edit]
Derived terms
- 女女しい (memeshii), 女々しい (memeshii, “unmanly, effeminate, sissy”)
- 姪 (mei, “niece”)
- 夫婦 (meoto, “man and wife, married couple”)
- 女親 (meoya, “mother”, archaic)
- 女神 (megami, “goddess”)
- 女瓦 (megawara)
- 女木 (megi, “female tree; lower or receiving piece of wood in a join”)
- 女君 (megimi): polite term for another person's wife or daughter
- 女子 (meko, “woman and child; girl”)
- 雌 (mesu), 牝 (mesu, “female animal”)
- 女滝 (medaki): in a waterfall with two cataracts, the smaller of the two
- 女竹 (medake)
- 娶る (metoru, “get married”)
- 女波 (menami): the smaller waves
- 婚く (memaku, “get married”)
- 女の子 (me no ko, “girl; woman”)
- 乳母 (menoto), 傅 (menoto, “nanny; wetnurse; foster parent”)
- 郎女 (iratsume): (archaic) an ancient term of endearment for referring to a woman or girl
- 浮かれ女 (ukareme), 浮女 (ukareme, “female entertainer or prostitute”)
- 采女 (uneme)
- 乙女 (otome, “maiden”)
- 姑 (shūtome, “mother-in-law”)
- 手弱女 (taoyame), 手弱女 (tawayame)
- 端女 (hashitame, “servant girl”)
- 姫 (hime, “princess”)
- 日孁 (hirume), 日霊 (hirume), 日女 (Hirume)
- 娘 (musume, “daughter”)
- 嫁 (yome, “bride”)
Korean[edit]
Woman (Korean)[edit]
Compounds
- 여체 (女體, yeoche)
- 여인 (女人, yeoin)
- 여자 (女子, yeoja)
- 여장 (女裝, yeojang)
- 여진 (女眞, yeojin)
- 여성 (女性, yeoseong)
- 여신 (女神, yeosin)
- 여왕 (女王, yeowang)
- 여동생 (女同生, yeodongsaeng)
- 여학생 (女學生, yeohaksaeng)
- 차녀 (次女, chanyeo)
- 창녀 (娼女, changnyeo)
- 처녀 (處女, cheonyeo)
- 미녀 (美女, minyeo)
- 손녀 (孫女, sonnyeo)
- 소녀 (少女, sonyeo)
- 소녀 (小女, sonyeo)
- 수녀 (修女, sunyeo)
- 숙녀 (淑女, sungnyeo)
- 양녀 (養女, yangnyeo)
- 처녀막 (處女膜, cheonyeomak)
- 약혼녀 (約婚女, yakhonnyeo)
- 남존여비 (男尊女卑, namjonyeobi)
- 중남경녀 (重男輕女, jungnamgyeongnyeo)
Vietnamese[edit]
Woman (Vietnamese)[edit]
Compounds
- 宮女 (cung nữ)
- 腐女 (hủ nữ)
- 閨女 (khuê nữ)
- 嬌女 (kiều nữ)
- 伎女 (kỹ nữ)
- 烈女 (liệt nữ)
- 魔女 (ma nữ)
- 美女 (mĩ nữ)
- 男女 (nam nữ)
- 男女授受不親 (nam nữ thụ thụ bất thân)
- 男清女秀 (nam thanh nữ tú)
- 男食如虎，女食如貓 (nam thực như hổ, nữ thực như miêu)
- 男尊女卑 (nam tôn nữ ti)
- 玉女 (ngọc nữ)
- 一男曰有，一女曰無 (nhất nam viết hữu, thập nữ viết vô)
- 兒女 (nhi nữ)
- 女眞 (Nữ Chân)
- 女正 (nữ chính)
- 女工 (nữ công)
- 女界 (nữ giới)
- 女皇 (nữ hoàng)
- 女郎 (nữ lang)
- 女流 (nữ lưu)
- 女儿 (nữ nhi)
- 女娲 (Nữ Oa)
- 女權 (nữ quyền)
- 女士 (nữ sĩ)
- 女生 (nữ sinh)
- 女神 (nữ thần)
- 女性 (nữ tính)
- 女妝 (nữ trang)
- 女子 (nữ tử)
- 女將 (nữ tướng)
- 女王 (nữ vương)
- 婦女 (phụ nữ)
- 士女 (sĩ nữ)
- 侍女 (thị nữ)
- 少女 (thiếu nữ)
- 庶女 (thứ nữ)
- 淑女 (thục nữ)
- 賤女 (tiện nữ)
- 信女 (tín nữ)
- 素女 (tố nữ)
- 孫女 (Tôn Nữ)
- 貞女 (trinh nữ)
- 重男輕女 (trọng nam khinh nữ)
- 長女 (trưởng nữ)