烈女
Chinese
ardent; intense; split ardent; intense; split; crack; rend |
female; woman; daughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烈女) | 烈 | 女 | |
| simp. #(烈女) | 烈 | 女 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liènǚ
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liènyǔ
- Wade–Giles: lieh4-nü3
- Yale: lyè-nyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehneu
- Palladius: ленюй (lenjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lit6 neoi5
- Yale: liht néuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: lit9 noey5
- Guangdong Romanization: lid6 nêu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːt̚² nɵy̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
烈女
- heroine, female martyr
- (neo-Confucianism) a woman who commits suicide after her husband or fiancé's death rather than remarry, or who dies preserving her chastity
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 烈 | 女 |
| れつ Grade: S |
じょ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
烈女 • (retsujo)