女子

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Chinese

female; woman; daughter
 
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(女子)
anagram 子女

Pronunciation


Noun

女子

  1. (formal) woman; female
  2. (literary or Wanrong Mandarin, Dungan, Jiangxi Hakka) daughter
  3. (literary) virgin girl

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 女人 (“woman”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 女子
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 女子, 女士, 女人, 女生, 女性, 婦女, 婦人
Mandarin Beijing 女的, 娘們兒
Taiwan 女生
Jinan 女人, 女的, 娘們兒
Xi'an 女人, 女的
Wuhan 女的, 女將, 姑娘婆婆
Chengdu 女的, 女人, 婆娘
Yangzhou 女人家
Hefei 女的, 奶奶們
Cantonese Guangzhou 女人, 婆乸
Hong Kong 女人, 婆乸
Yangjiang 妹仔, 夫娘
Gan Nanchang 女人, 女個
Hakka Meixian 女個, 婦人家
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 細妹人, 婦人家, 餔娘人
Liudui (S. Sixian) 細妹人, 婦人家
Hsinchu (Hailu) 細妹人, 婦人家, 餔娘人
Dongshi (Dabu) 細妹人, 婦人家
Hsinchu (Raoping) 細妹人, 婦人家, 餔娘人
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 妹子人, 夫娘人
Jin Taiyuan 女人, 女的
Min Bei Jian'ou 阿娘人, 婦女人
Min Dong Fuzhou 諸娘人, 女界
Min Nan Xiamen 查某, 查某人, 婦人人, 諸娘 dated, 諸娘人 dated
Quanzhou 查某, 查某人, 婦人人, 諸娘 dated, 諸娘人 dated
Zhangzhou 查某, 查某人, 婦人人, 諸娘 dated, 諸娘人 dated
Taipei 查某, 查某人, 婦人人
Penang 查某
Philippines (Manila) 查某, 查某人
Chaozhou 諸娘
Wu Suzhou 女人
Wenzhou 女嘅, 老人客
Xiang Changsha 女的, 女人家, 堂客, 堂客們
Shuangfeng 女人家, 堂客們
Dialectal synonyms of 女兒 (“daughter”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 女兒
Mandarin Beijing 女兒, 女花兒, 閨女, 姑娘, 丫頭
Taiwan 女兒
Tianjin 女兒, 閨女
Harbin 女兒, 姑娘, 閨女, 閨娘, 丫頭
Shenyang 姑娘, 丫頭
Hailar 女兒
Bayanhot 丫頭
Jinan 閨女
Muping 閨娘, 閨娘子, 女兒
Wanrong 女子
Xi'an , 女兒
Qingdao 閨女
Zhengzhou 閨女,
Xining 姑娘, 丫頭
Xuzhou 女兒, 閨女
Yinchuan 女兒, 丫頭
Lanzhou 女兒
Ürümqi 女兒, 丫頭
Wuhan 姑娘, 丫頭
Huanggang 女兒
Chengdu 女兒, , 姑娘兒
Guiyang 姑娘, 女娃娃, 女娃兒, 幺女, 幺姑娘, 小丫頭, 小姑娘
Guilin 女兒
Liuzhou , 丫頭
Kunming 囡兒, 姑娘
Yangzhou 女兒, 姑娘
Nanjing 女兒, 姑娘
Hefei 女兒, 丫頭
Nantong 丫頭
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 女兒, 姑娘兒
Cantonese Guangzhou
Hong Kong , 女女, 阿女
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) , 妹仔
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 阿女
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 阿女
Macau
Panyu
Huadu (Huashan)
Conghua
Zengcheng
Foshan
Nanhai (Shatou)
Shunde
Sanshui
Gaoming (Mingcheng)
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)
Doumen
Jiangmen (Baisha)
Xinhui
Taishan
Kaiping (Chikan)
Enping (Niujiang)
Heshan (Yayao)
Dongguan
Bao'an (Shajing)
Dapeng 阿女
Shaoguan
Yunfu
Yangjiang 桓仔
Xinyi
Lianjiang
Nanning
Wuzhou
Yulin
Hepu
Danzhou
Kuala Lumpur
Ho Chi Minh City
Gan Nanchang , 姑娘
Lichuan
Pingxiang , 妹仔
Hakka Meixian 妹仔
Xingning 妹哩
Huidong (Daling) 妹仔
Qujiang 妹子
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 妹仔
Luchuan
Changting 妹子
Pingyu 妹子
Wuping 妹子
Liancheng 妹子娘
Ninghua
Yudu , 女子
Ruijin , 女子
Shicheng
Shangyou
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 妹仔, 妹子
Liudui (S. Sixian) 妹仔, 妹子
Hsinchu (Hailu) 妹仔, 妹子
Dongshi (Dabu) , 妹子
Hsinchu (Raoping) 妹仔, 妹子
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 阿女
Hong Kong 妹子
Sabah (Bao'an) 妹子
Sabah (Longchuan) 妹哩
Senai 妹子
Singkawang 妹子
Huizhou Jixi
Shexian
Tunxi , 囡囝
Xiuning 囡兒
Yixian 囡兒
Qimen , 女兒
Wuyuan , 女兒,
Fuliang 女崽
Dexing 𡚴姑
Jingde 女伲
Xianyu (formerly Zhanda) 女兒
Jin Taiyuan 閨女, 姑娘, 妮子
Pingyao 閨女, 女子
Xinzhou 閨女
Hohhot 閨女, 女子
Min Bei Jian'ou 阿娘囝
Dikou 娘囝
Songxi 阿娘囝
Zhenghe 阿娘囝
Zhenqian 娘囝
Jianyang 阿娘囝
Wuyishan 阿娘囝
Shibei 阿娘囝
Min Dong Fuzhou 諸娘囝
Changle 諸娘囝
Fuqing 諸娘囝
Yongtai 諸娘囝
Gutian 諸娘囝
Fu'an 諸娘囝
Ningde 諸母囝
Shouning 諸母囝
Zhouning 諸娘囝
Fuding 諸母囝
Matsu 諸娘囝
Min Nan Xiamen 查某囝, 查某仔
Quanzhou 查某仔
Yongchun 查某囝
Zhangzhou 查某仔, 灶雞
Changtai 查某仔
Pinghe 查某囝, 查某仔 Xiazhai, Jiufeng, Luxi
Zhangpu 查某仔
Dongshan 查囝
Taipei 查某囝
Kaohsiung 查某囡仔, 查某囝
Tainan 查某囝
Taichung 查某囝
Wuqi 查某囝
Hsinchu 查某囝
Taitung 查某囝
Lukang 查某囝
Sanxia 查某囝
Yilan 查某囝
Kinmen 查某囡仔
Magong 查某囝
Penang 查某囝, 查某仔
Singapore 查某囝
Philippines (Manila) 查某仔
Longyan 查某仔
Zhangping 查某仔
Zhangping (Yongfu) 查某仔
Datian 阿使
Pingnan
Chaozhou 查某囝
Shantou 查某囝
Haifeng 查某囝
Johor Bahru 查某囝
Wenchang 查某囝
Haikou 查某囝, 查囝
Puxian Min Putian 嬸娘囝
Xianyou 子囝
Pinghua Nanning
Guilin
Shehua Fu'an
Fuding
Luoyuan
Sanming
Shunchang
Hua'an 妹仔
Guixi
Cangnan
Jingning
Lishui
Longyou
Chaozhou
Fengshun
Wu Shanghai 囡兒, dated, 囡兒大細 dated
Suzhou 囡兒
Wuxi 囡兒
Hangzhou 女兒
Wenzhou 奶兒
Chongming 丫頭
Danyang 女兒
Jinhua 囡兒, , 女兒
Ningbo
Xiang Changsha , 妹子
Shuangfeng
Xiangtan , 妹唧
Loudi
Quanzhou 女崽

Antonyms

Derived terms

See also


Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
じょ
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation

Noun

女子 (hiragana じょし, rōmaji joshi, historical hiragana ぢよし)

  1. girl; woman
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
  • 女子学生 (じょしがくせい) (joshigakusei, female student)
  •  (じょ) () (こう) (joshikō, girls' high school)
  •  (じょ) () (こう) (こう) (joshikōkō, girls' high school)
  •  (じょ) () (こう) (こう) (せい) (joshikōkōsei, high school girl)
  •  (じょ) () (せい) () (joshiseito, school girl)
  • 女子大学 (じょしだいがく) (joshidaigaku, women's university)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of (me, woman) + (ko, child).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

女子 (hiragana めこ, rōmaji meko)

  1. wife and child
  2. wife
  3. a female child; girl
  4. a woman

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
おみな
Grade: 1
こ > ご
Grade: 1
Irregular kun’yomi

wominago → ominago.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞mʲina̠ɡo̞]

Noun

女子 (hiragana おみなご, rōmaji ominago, historical hiragana をみなご)

  1. a female child; a girl
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
おんな
Grade: 1
こ > ご
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

wonnago → onnago. From earlier 女子 (ominago).

Pronunciation

Noun

女子 (hiragana おんなご, rōmaji onnago, historical hiragana をんなご)

  1. a female child; a girl
  2. a woman
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
おんな > おな
Grade: 1
こ > ご
Grade: 1
Irregular kun’yomi

wonago → onago. From earlier wonnago.

Pronunciation

Noun

女子 (hiragana おなご, rōmaji onago, historical hiragana をなご)

  1. a female child; a girl
    • 1984 February 15, Murakami, Motoka, “かんげいかいの〝き〞のまき [A "Tsuki" at the Welcome Party]”, in けん [Musashi’s Sword], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 110:
      お…おなごじゃあ‼めんごいおなごさおるぞ!
      O…Onago jā‼ Mengoi onago sa oru zo!
      A…A girl‼ There’s a cute girl here, y’all!
  2. a woman

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Hanja

女子 (yeoja) (hangeul 여자)

  1. Hanja form? of 여자 (girl).

Oki-No-Erabu

Noun

女子 (hiragana をぅなぐ, romaji wunagu, hiragana いぃなぐ, romaji yinagu)

  1. woman, girl

Derived terms


Okinawan

Noun

女子 (hiragana ゐなぐ, romaji winagu)

  1. woman, girl

Derived terms

  • 女子しーじゃ (ゐなぐしーじゃ, winagu shīja, older sister)

Yoron

Noun

女子 (hiragana ふなぐ, romaji funagu, hiragana をぅなぐ, romaji wunagu)

  1. girl, woman
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