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女媧

女媧

See also: 女娲

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	(surname); sister of Fu2 Xi1
trad. (女媧)		女	媧
simp. (女娲)		女	娲

Proper noun

女媧

(Chinese mythology) Nüwa, the goddess who repaired heaven and created mankind

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Nǚwā

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ wo¹
Min Nan (POJ): Lú-o / Lí-o

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Nǚwā
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neuua
  - IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: neoi⁵ wo¹
  - Yale: néuih wō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ wo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lú-o / Lí-o
  - Tâi-lô: Lú-o / Lí-o
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lwoy, lyoy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɤ⁴⁴/, /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɤ³³/, /li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɤ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɤ⁴⁴/, /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/, /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɤ⁴⁴/, /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɤ⁴⁴/