剩女
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Chinese[edit]
have as remainder | female; woman; daughter | ||
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trad. (剩女) | 剩 | 女 | |
simp. #(剩女) | 剩 | 女 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄋㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shèngnyǔ
- Wade–Giles: shêng4-nü3
- Yale: shèng-nyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqneu
- Palladius: шэннюй (šɛnnjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sing6 neoi5-2
- Yale: sihng néui
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing6 noey5-2
- Guangdong Romanization: xing6 nêu5-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ²² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun[edit]
剩女
- (neologism, derogatory) "leftover woman"; old spinster; old unmarried woman
Usage notes[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:剩女.
Descendants[edit]
- English: sheng nu
See also[edit]
See also[edit]
- 剩男 (shèngnán)