婦女

See also: 妇女

Chinese

woman female; woman; daughter
trad. (婦女) 婦 女
simp. (妇女) 妇 女

Pronunciation


Noun

婦女

  1. (collective) woman
    尊重婦女/尊重妇女  ―  zūnzhòng fùnǚ  ―  to respect women
    婦女庇護所/妇女庇护所  ―  fùnǚ bìhùsuǒ  ―  women's shelter
    育齡婦女/育龄妇女  ―  yùlíng fùnǚ  ―  women of childbearing age
    婦女能頂半邊天/妇女能顶半边天  ―  fùnǚ néng dǐng bànbiāntiān  ―  women hold up half the sky
    被暴力脅迫賣淫的婦女 [MSC, trad.]
    被暴力胁迫卖淫的妇女 [MSC, simp.]
    bèi bàolì xiépò màiyín de fùnǚ [Pinyin]
    women who are violently coerced into prostitution

Usage notes

  • When referring to an adult female in a neutral sense, 婦女/妇女 (fùnǚ) and 女的 (nǚde) are often preferred to the synonym 女人 (nǚrén) which can carry potentially offensive connotations of a female of low social standing or worth (similar to woman and lady in English).

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 婦女章/妇女章 (“Women, the fourth sura of the Qur'an”)
  • 婦女節/妇女节 (Fùnǚjié)
  • 婦女解放運動/妇女解放运动
  • 婦女運動/妇女运动
  • 家庭婦女/家庭妇女 (jiātíng fùnǚ)
  • 職業婦女/职业妇女
  • 良家婦女/良家妇女

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (婦女):

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
婦 女
ふ
Grade: 5
じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝʑo̞]

Noun

婦(ふ)女(じょ) • (fujo) 

  1. woman; womankind

Derived terms

  • 婦(ふ)女暴(じょぼう)行(こう) (fujo bōkō, “rape”)
  • 婦(ふ)女(じょ)子(し) (fujoshi, “women and children; a woman, grown woman, wife”)

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
婦女

Noun

婦女

  1. chữ Hán form of phụ nữ (“woman”).
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