女工

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
trad. (女工)		女	工
simp. ^#(女工)		女	工

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǚgōng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǚgōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔgong
  - Wade–Giles: nü³-kung¹
  - Yale: nyǔ-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neugong
  - Palladius: нюйгун (njujgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    女工
    女紅 / 女红
    女功
    女宮 / 女宫
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: neoi⁵ gung¹
  - Yale: néuih gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

女工

female worker; female employee
工廠女工／工厂女工 ― gōngchǎng nǚgōng ― female factory worker
needlework (implied as a traditionally female pursuit)
alt. forms: 女紅 / 女红

Synonyms

(female worker): 打工妹 (dǎgōngmèi)
(needlework):

女事 (nǚshì) (archaic)
女紅 / 女红 (nǚgōng)
針指 / 针指 (zhēnzhǐ) (literary)
針線 / 针线 (zhēnxiàn)
針線活 / 针线活 (zhēnxiànhuó)
針線活兒 / 针线活儿 (zhēnxiànhuór)
針黹 / 针黹 (zhēnzhǐ) (literary)

See also

女德
女言
女容