宮女

See also: 宫女

Chinese

		palace; uterus	female; woman; daughter
trad. (宮女)		宮	女
simp. (宫女)		宫	女

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngnǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄋㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ neoi^5-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiûng-ńg

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngnǚ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄋㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongnyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-nü³
  - Yale: gūng-nyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongneu
  - Palladius: гуннюй (gunnjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngnǚr
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄋㄩˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongnyǔr
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-nürh³
  - Yale: gūng-nyǔr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongneuel
  - Palladius: гуннюйр (gunnjujr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ nyə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ neoi^5-2
  - Yale: gūng néui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ noey^5-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ nêu^5-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng-ńg
  - Hakka Romanization System: giung´ ng`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giung¹ ng³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴ ŋ̍³¹/

Noun

宮女

(historical) lady-in-waiting within the palace; palace maid

Synonyms

宮人／宫人 (gōngrén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (宮女):

→ Japanese: 宮女(きゅうじょ) (kyūjo)
→ Korean: 궁녀(宮女) (gungnyeo)
→ Vietnamese: cung nữ (宮女)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
宮	女
きゅう Grade: 3	じょ Grade: 1

Noun

宮(きゅう)女(じょ) • (kyūjo)

a woman attendant in the imperial court; lady-in-waiting

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
宮	女
みや Grade: 3	おみな Grade: 1

Noun

宮(みや)女(おみな) or 宮女(みやおんな) • (miyaomina or miyaonna) ^{←みやをみな (myawomina)^?}

(archaic) a woman attendant in the imperial court, きゅうじょ (kyūjo)

References

1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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