婦女

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See also: 妇女

Chinese[edit]

woman female; woman; daughter
trad. (婦女)
simp. (妇女)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

婦女

  1. (collective) woman
    尊重婦女尊重妇女  ―  zūnzhòng fùnǚ  ―  to respect women
    婦女庇護所妇女庇护所  ―  fùnǚ bìhùsuǒ  ―  women's shelter
    育齡婦女育龄妇女  ―  yùlíng fùnǚ  ―  women of childbearing age
    婦女半邊天妇女半边天  ―  fùnǚ néng dǐng bànbiāntiān  ―  women hold up half the sky
    暴力脅迫賣淫婦女 [MSC, trad.]
    暴力胁迫卖淫妇女 [MSC, simp.]
    bèi bàolì xiépò màiyín de fùnǚ [Pinyin]
    women who are violently coerced into prostitution

Usage notes[edit]

  • When referring to an adult female in a neutral sense, 婦女妇女 (fùnǚ) and 女的 (nǚde) are often preferred to the synonym 女人 (nǚrén) which can carry potentially offensive connotations of a female of low social standing or worth (similar to woman and lady in English).

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Sino-Xenic (婦女):

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(じょ) (fujo

  1. woman; womankind

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Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun[edit]

婦女

  1. chữ Hán form of phụ nữ (woman).