貞女

See also: 贞女

Chinese

		chaste	female; woman; daughter
trad. (貞女)		貞	女
simp. (贞女)		贞	女
anagram		女貞／女贞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnnǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄋㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ neoi⁵ / zing¹ neoi^5-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnnǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄋㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhennyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-nü³
    • Yale: jēn-nyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenneu
    • Palladius: чжэньнюй (čžɛnʹnjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ neoi⁵ / zing¹ neoi^5-2
    • Yale: jīng néuih / jīng néui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ noey⁵ / dzing¹ noey^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ nêu⁵ / jing¹ nêu^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³/, /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Noun

貞女

1. female virgin
2. widow who does not remarry