女人
Chinese
| female; woman; daughter | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (女人) | 女 | 人 | |
| simp. #(女人) | 女 | 人 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'nyy3 nyin4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-ngìn
- Jin (Wiktionary): ny2 reng1
- Eastern Min (BUC): nṳ̄-ìng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lú-jîn / lír-lîn / lú-lîn / lí-jîn
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6gniu-gnin6 / 2gniu6-gnin2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǚrén
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔrén
- Wade–Giles: nü3-jên2
- Yale: nyǔ-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuren
- Palladius: нюйжэнь (njujžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: nyü3 ren2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: nyrhen
- Sinological IPA (key): /nʲy⁵³ zən²¹/
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: neoi5 jan4-2
- Yale: néuih yán
- Cantonese Pinyin: noey5 jan4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: nêu5 yen4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɵy̯¹³ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: nui2 ngin3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ⁿdui⁵⁵ ᵑɡin²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-ngìn
- Hakka Romanization System: ngˋ nginˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ng3 ngin2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ ŋin¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-jîn
- Tâi-lô: lú-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: lwjiin
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír-lîn
- Tâi-lô: lír-lîn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-lîn
- Tâi-lô: lú-lîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: lwliin
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-jîn
- Tâi-lô: lí-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: lyjiin
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zin¹³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Wu
Noun
女人
Usage notes
- When referring to an adult female in a neutral sense, 婦女/妇女 (fùnǚ) and 女的 (nǚde) are often preferred, as 女人 (nǚrén) can carry potentially offensive connotations of a female of low social standing or worth (similar to woman and lady in English).
Synonyms
- (woman):
Dialectal synonyms of 女人 (“woman”) [map]
Antonyms
- 男人 (nánrén)
Derived terms
See also
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi5 jan4-2
- Jin (Wiktionary): ny2 reng1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gniu-gnin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǚren
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ˙ㄖㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔre̊n
- Wade–Giles: nü3-jên5
- Yale: nyǔ-ren
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neu.ren
- Palladius: нюйжэнь (njujžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴ ʐən⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǚrén
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔrén
- Wade–Giles: nü3-jên2
- Yale: nyǔ-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuren
- Palladius: нюйжэнь (njujžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: nyü3 ren2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: nyrhen
- Sinological IPA (key): /nʲy⁵³ zən²¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: neoi5 jan4-2
- Yale: néuih yán
- Cantonese Pinyin: noey5 jan4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: nêu5 yen4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɵy̯¹³ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jin
- Wu
Noun
女人
- (colloquial) wife
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 妻子 (“wife”) [map]
Descendants
Others:
- Wutunhua: niren
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 女 | 人 |
| にょ Grade: 1 |
にん Grade: 1 |
| goon | |
Noun
女人 • (nyonin)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- 女人禁制 (nyoninkinsei): no women admitted
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 女 | 人 |
Noun
女人 • (yeoin) (hangeul 여인)