女人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	人

Noun

女人 (hiragana にょにん, romaji nyonin)

1. A woman; a female.

Synonyms

• 女 (おんな, onna)
• 女性 (じょせい, josei)

Antonyms

• 男性 (だんせい, dansei): male, man
• 男子 (だんし, danshi): boy, boys and men

Derived terms

• 女人禁制 (にょにんきんせい, nyoninkinsei) No woman admitted

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
女人

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ny˨˩ʐɛn˧˥ ]

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Noun

女人 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin nǚrén)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) woman; adult female

   那人说，你所赐给我，与我同居的女人，她把那树上的果子给我，我就吃了。

   Nà rén shuō , nǐ suǒ cìgĕi wǒ , yǔ wǒ tóngjū de nǚrén , tā bà nà shù shàng de guǒzi gĕi wǒ , wǒ jiù chī le .

   And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

2. wife (generally not used in formal speech)
3. (colloquial) lover; mistress

Synonyms

• 婦女 (trad.), 妇女 (simp.)
• 女的
• 女子 (formal)

See also

• 姑娘
• 女孩
• 女士
• 女性

Usage notes

• When refering to an adult female in a neutral sense, 婦女 (trad.), 妇女 (simp.) fùnǚ and 女的 nǚde are often preferred, as 女人 nǚrén can carry potentially offensive connotations of a female of low social standing or worth (similar to woman and lady in English).

References

• "女人" (in Mandarin/English), Pleco Dictionary. URL accessed on 2011-02-21.
• "女人" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2011-02-21.