鐵娘子
Chinese
editiron | wife; woman; lady | ||
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trad. (鐵娘子) | 鐵 | 娘子 | |
simp. (铁娘子) | 铁 | 娘子 |
Etymology
editCalque of English iron lady or iron maiden.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiěniángzǐh
- Wade–Giles: tʻieh3-niang2-tzŭ3
- Yale: tyě-nyáng-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tieeniangtzyy
- Palladius: тенянцзы (tenjanczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tit3 noeng4 zi2
- Yale: tit nèuhng jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: tit8 noeng4 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: tid3 nêng4 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːt̚³ nœːŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit鐵娘子
- iron lady (a strong-willed and unrelenting female leader)
- iron maiden (a kind of torture device)