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貞女

貞女

See also: 贞女

Chinese

		chaste	female; woman; daughter
trad. (貞女)		貞	女
simp. (贞女)		贞	女

Noun

貞女

female virgin
widow who does not remarry

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēnnǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄋㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ neoi⁵, zing¹ neoi^5-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēnnǚ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄋㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenneu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ neoi⁵, zing¹ neoi^5-2
  - Yale: jīng néuih, jīng néui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ noey⁵, dzing¹ noey^5-2
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³/, /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/