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巾幗

巾幗

See also: 巾帼

Chinese

		towel	cap worn by women; feminine
trad. (巾幗)		巾	幗
simp. (巾帼)		巾	帼

Noun

巾幗

(historical) woman's headdress
(figuratively, often from a feminist's perspective) women

Derived terms

巾幗不讓鬚眉／巾帼不让须眉
巾幗英雄／巾帼英雄

巾幗鬚眉／巾帼须眉

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīnguó

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ gwok³
Min Nan (POJ): kun-kok / kin-kok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingwo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gan¹ gwok³
  - Yale: gān gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ gwok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun-kok
  - Tâi-lô: kun-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kunkog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kun³³ kɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kin-kok
  - Tâi-lô: kin-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kinkog
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/