繼女

Chinese

		to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit	female; woman; daughter
trad. (繼女)		繼	女
simp. (继女)		继	女

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ neoi^5-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-nü³
    • Yale: jì-nyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihneu
    • Palladius: цзинюй (czinjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai³ neoi^5-2
    • Yale: gai néui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ noey^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³ nêu^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Noun

繼女

1. adopted daughter
2. stepdaughter

Synonyms

• (Hakka) 駁腳女／驳脚女

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “adopted daughter”): 繼子／继子 (jìzǐ)
• (antonym(s) of “stepdaughter”): 繼子／继子 (jìzǐ)

Related terms

• 繼子女／继子女 (jìzǐnǚ)