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Definition 2024


女人

女人

Chinese

female; woman; daughter man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(女人)

Noun

女人

  1. woman; adult female
    一個陌生女人來信 [MSC, trad.]
    一个陌生女人来信 [MSC, simp.]
    yīge mòshēng nǚrén de láixìn [Pinyin]
    a letter from an unknown woman
  2. (colloquial) wife
  3. (colloquial) lover; mistress

Usage notes

  • When referring to an adult female in a neutral sense, 婦女妇女 (fùnǚ) and 女的 (nǚde) are often preferred, as 女人 can carry potentially offensive connotations of a female of low social standing or worth (similar to woman and lady in English).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
にょ
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

女人 (hiragana にょにん, romaji nyonin)

  1. A woman; a female.

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

女人 (yeoin) (hangeul 여인)

  1. Hanja form? of 여인, “woman”.