善女

Chinese

		good	female; woman; daughter
trad. (善女)		善	女
simp. ^#(善女)		善	女

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànnǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄋㄩˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shànnǚ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄋㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shànnyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: shan⁴-nü³
  - Yale: shàn-nyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannneu
  - Palladius: шаньнюй (šanʹnjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

善女

(Buddhism) pious woman; woman of good character

Synonyms

善女人 (shànnǚrén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
善	女
ぜん Grade: 6	にょ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɲ̟ːo̞]

Noun

善(ぜん)女(にょ) • (zennyo)

(Buddhism) a pious woman; a woman with a good character

Korean

Hanja in this term
善	女

Noun

善女 • (seonnyeo) (hangeul 선녀)

hanja form^? of 선녀 (“(Buddhism) a pious woman; a woman with a good character”)