女牆
Chinese
| female; woman; daughter | wall | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (女牆) | 女 | 牆 | |
| simp. (女墙) | 女 | 墙 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nǚqiáng
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔciáng
- Wade–Giles: nü3-chʻiang2
- Yale: nyǔ-chyáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuchyang
- Palladius: нюйцян (njujcjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: neoi5 coeng4
- Yale: néuih chèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: noey5 tsoeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: nêu5 cêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɵy̯¹³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: nrjoX dzjang
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*naʔ zaŋ/
Noun
女牆
- (architecture) crenelated parapet wall
- 淮水東邊舊時月，夜深還過女牆來。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 826, Liu Yuxi（劉禹錫）, 《金陵五題•石頭城》
- Huái shuǐ dōngbiān jiùshí yuè, yèshēn hái guò nǚqiáng lái. [Pinyin]
- To the east of the Qinhuai River the same moon, as ever before,
In the depth of night rises again over the battlements.
淮水东边旧时月，夜深还过女墙来。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]