女人國

Chinese

		woman; adult female; lover woman; adult female; lover; mistress	country; state; nation
trad. (女人國)		女人	國
simp. (女人国)		女人	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Nǚrénguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Nǚrénguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nyǔrénguó
    • Wade–Giles: Nü³-jên²-kuo²
    • Yale: Nyǔ-rén-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neurengwo
    • Palladius: Нюйжэньго (Njujžɛnʹgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

(Proper noun)

1. (historical) an unidentified country to the south of China, said to have a matriarchal society.

   • 至元二十四年八月丁亥，女人國貢海人」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     至元二十四年八月丁亥，女人国贡海人」。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The History of Yuan

     Zhìyuán èrshísì nián bāyuè dīnghài, Nǚrénguó gòng hǎi rén”. [Pinyin]

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Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 女兒國／女儿国 (Nǚ'érguó), which refers to any (usually mythical or fictional) country populated solely or primarily by women.