采女
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Chinese[edit]
to select | female; woman; daughter | ||
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trad. (采女) | 采 | 女 | |
simp. #(采女) | 采 | 女 |
Etymology[edit]
In the Han Dynasty, palace girls were selected from the populace. As time passed, this term gradually came to refer to any generic lady-in-waiting or palace girl.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ ㄋㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǎinyǔ
- Wade–Giles: tsʻai3-nü3
- Yale: tsǎi-nyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaeneu
- Palladius: цайнюй (cajnjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun[edit]
采女
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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采 | 女 |
Noun[edit]
采女