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兒女

兒女

See also: 儿女

Chinese

		son; child; diminutive suffix	female; woman; daughter
trad. (兒女)		兒	女
simp. (儿女)		儿	女
anagram		女兒／女儿
Literally: “sons and daughters”.

Noun

兒女

(literally) son and daughter; sons and daughters
(by extension) children

See also

(Cantonese) 仔女

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): érnǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄋㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ neoi⁵, ji⁴ neoi^5-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yì-ńg

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: érnǚ
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄋㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: elrneu
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁴ neoi⁵, ji⁴ neoi^5-2
  - Yale: yìh néuih, yìh néui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ noey⁵, ji⁴ noey^5-2
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ nɵy̯¹³/, /jiː²¹ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-ńg
  - Hakka Romanization System: iˇ ng`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi² ng³
  - IPA: /i¹¹ ŋ̍³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-ńg
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iˇ ng`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi² ng³
  - IPA: /(j)i¹¹ ŋ̍³¹/