女師

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (女師)		女	師
simp. (女师)		女	师

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǚshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lú-su / lí-su / lír-sir

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔshih
    • Wade–Giles: nü³-shih¹
    • Yale: nyǔ-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neushy
    • Palladius: нюйши (njujši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: neoi⁵ si¹
    • Yale: néuih sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-su
    • Tâi-lô: lú-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lwsw
    • IPA (Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-su
    • Tâi-lô: lí-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lysw
    • IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou-like accent in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír-sir
    • Tâi-lô: lír-sir

Noun

女師

1. (historical) teacher of the etiquette and skills of women
2. (archaic) Buddhist nun