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室女

室女

Chinese

		room	female; woman; daughter
simp. and trad. (室女)		室	女

Noun

室女

(dated) unmarried lady, virgin, Virgo (star sign)

Derived terms

室女座 (Shìnǚzuò)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shìnǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄋㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ neoi⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shìnǚ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄋㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhneu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    仕女
    侍女
    士女
    室女
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sat¹ neoi⁵
  - Yale: sāt néuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ noey⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ nɵy̯¹³/