女紅

See also: 女红

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
trad. (女紅)		女	紅
simp. (女红)		女	红

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǚgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔgong
    • Wade–Giles: nü³-kung¹
    • Yale: nyǔ-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neugong
    • Palladius: нюйгун (njujgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: neoi⁵ gung¹
    • Yale: néuih gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

女紅

1. needlework (implied as a traditionally female pursuit)

Synonyms

• 女事 (nǚshì) (archaic)
• 女工 (nǚgōng)
• 針指／针指 (zhēnzhǐ) (literary)
• 針線／针线 (zhēnxiàn)
• 針線活／针线活 (zhēnxiànhuó)
• 針線活兒／针线活儿 (zhēnxiànhuór)
• 針黹／针黹 (zhēnzhǐ) (literary)