獨生女

Chinese

		to have a single child; only one born; single-child to have a single child; only one born; single-child; without siblings	female; woman; daughter
trad. (獨生女)		獨生	女
simp. (独生女)		独生	女

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dúshēngnǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥㄋㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ sang¹ neoi^5-2 / duk⁶ saang¹ neoi^5-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thu̍k-sên-ńg
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): to̍k-seng-lí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dúshēngnǚ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥㄋㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dúshengnyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tu²-shêng¹-nü³
  - Yale: dú-shēng-nyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwushengneu
  - Palladius: душэннюй (dušɛnnjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ sang¹ neoi^5-2 / duk⁶ saang¹ neoi^5-2
  - Yale: duhk sāng néui / duhk sāang néui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ sang¹ noey^5-2 / duk⁹ saang¹ noey^5-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ seng¹ nêu^5-2 / dug⁶ sang¹ nêu^5-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² sɐŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/, /tʊk̚² saːŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thu̍k-sên-ńg
  - Hakka Romanization System: tug sen^ˊ ng^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tug⁶ sen¹ ng³
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuk̚⁵ sen²⁴ ŋ̍³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-seng-lí
  - Tâi-lô: to̍k-sing-lí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dogsenglie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚²⁴⁻² siɪŋ³³ li⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹/

Noun

獨生女

only daughter (a daughter who is an only child, without siblings)

Synonyms

獨女／独女 (dúnǚ)