采女

Chinese

		to select	female; woman; daughter
trad. (采女)		采	女
simp. #(采女)		采	女

Etymology

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cǎinǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˇ ㄋㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cǎinǚ [Phonetic: cáinǚ]
    • 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⁾/

Noun

采女

1. (archaic) lady-in-waiting

Japanese

Kanji in this term
采	女
うね Grade: S	め Grade: 1
nanori	kun'yomi

Noun

采(うね)女(め) • (uneme) 

1. (historical) a lady-in-waiting in the Inner Palace who served the Emperor and Empress. The position continued in name until the Edo period

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
采	女

Noun

采女

1. chữ Hán form of thái nữ.