處女性
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | |||
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trad. (處女性) | 處女 | 性 | |
simp. (处女性) | 处女 | 性 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chǔnyǔsìng
- Wade–Giles: chʻu3-nü3-hsing4
- Yale: chǔ-nyǔ-syìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuuneushinq
- Palladius: чунюйсин (čunjujsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chùnyǔsìng
- Wade–Giles: chʻu4-nü3-hsing4
- Yale: chù-nyǔ-syìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuhneushinq
- Palladius: чунюйсин (čunjujsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cyu2 neoi5 sing3 / cyu5 neoi5 sing3
- Yale: chyú néuih sing / chyúh néuih sing
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsy2 noey5 sing3 / tsy5 noey5 sing3
- Guangdong Romanization: qu2 nêu5 xing3 / qu5 nêu5 xing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰyː³⁵ nɵy̯¹³ sɪŋ³³/, /t͡sʰyː¹³ nɵy̯¹³ sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]處女性
Usage notes
[edit]This is used in very limited contexts, as a somewhat awkward literal translation of English virginity (“state of being a virgin”). It should not be treated as the equivalent of virginity in phrases such as lose/take one's virginity, virginity test, etc.