女人國

Chinese

		woman; adult female; lover woman; adult female; lover; mistress	country; state; nation
trad. (女人國)		女人	國
simp. (女人国)		女人	国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Nǚrénguó

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Nǚrénguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Nyǔrénguó
  - Wade–Giles: Nü³-jên²-kuo²
  - Yale: Nyǔ-rén-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neurengwo
  - Palladius: Нюйжэньго (Njujžɛnʹgo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

女人國

(historical) an unidentified country to the south of China, said to have a matriarchal society.
- 至元二十四年八月丁亥，女人國貢海人」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  至元二十四年八月丁亥，女人国贡海人」。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The History of Yuan
  Zhìyuán èrshísì nián bāyuè dīnghài, Nǚrénguó gòng hǎi rén”. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 女兒國 / 女儿国 (Nǚ'érguó), which refers to any (usually mythical or fictional) country populated solely or primarily by women.