女女
Chinese
Etymology 1
| female; woman; daughter | female; woman; daughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (女女) | 女 | 女 | |
| simp. #(女女) | 女 | 女 | |
| alternative forms | 囡囡 | ||
Reduplication of 女.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: neoi5-4 neoi5-2 / neoi5-4 neoi5-1
- Yale: nèuih néui / nèuih nēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: noey5-4 noey5-2 / noey5-4 noey5-1
- Guangdong Romanization: nêu5-4 nêu5-2 / nêu5-4 nêu5-1
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɵy̯¹³⁻²¹ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/, /nɵy̯¹³⁻²¹ nɵy̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
囡囡
女女
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Noun
女女
- (Cantonese, endearing) daughter
- (Cantonese, slang) girlfriend
- (Cantonese, slang) female prostitute
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 女兒 (“daughter”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 女朋友 (“girlfriend”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女朋友, 女友 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 女朋友 |
| Taiwan | 女朋友, 女友, 馬子 humorous or derogatory | |
| Singapore | 女朋友 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 女朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 女娃子, 女娃娃, 女娃兒, 盤子 |
| Guilin | 𧊅 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 女朋友, 攀西 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女朋友, 女 |
| Hong Kong | 女朋友, 女友, 女, 女女, 菜 derogatory | |
| Taishan | 女朋友, 女 | |
| Dongguan | 皮油 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 女朋友 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 女朋友 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 妹子朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 女朋友 |
| Shishi | 女朋友 | |
| Taipei | 姼仔 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 好的, 相好, 女朋友, 查某朋友 | |
| Chaozhou | 女朋友 | |
| Haifeng | 女朋友 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 查某朋友 | |
| Leizhou | 女朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 女朋友 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 女朋友 |
| Suzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Hangzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Ningbo | 女朋友 | |
| Zhoushan | 女朋友 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 妹子 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
- (female prostitute):
Dialectal synonyms of 妓女 (“female prostitute”) [map]
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
| female; woman; daughter | female; woman; daughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (女女) | 女 | 女 | |
| simp. #(女女) | 女 | 女 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǚnǚ [Phonetic: nǘnǚ]
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄋㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔnyǔ
- Wade–Giles: nü3-nü3
- Yale: nyǔ-nyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuneu
- Palladius: нюйнюй (njujnjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
女女
- (informal) lesbianism
Coordinate terms
- 男男 (nánnán)