女真

See also: 女眞

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	real; true; genuine
trad. (女真/女眞)		女	真/眞
simp. (女真)		女	真

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Manchu?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Nǚzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ zan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Nǚzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nyǔjhen
    • Wade–Giles: Nü³-chên¹
    • Yale: Nyǔ-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neujen
    • Palladius: Нюйчжэнь (Njujčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: neoi⁵ zan¹
    • Yale: néuih jān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ dzan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ zen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 女真

1. the Jurchen (Nüzhen or Nuchen) people

Synonyms

• 女真族 (Nǚzhēnzú)
• 女直 (Nǚzhí)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	真
じょ Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
女眞 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 女眞

Proper noun

女(じょ)真(しん) • (Joshin) 

1. Jurchen; Jurchens (a Tungusic people who inhabited the region of Manchuria until the 17th century, when they adopted the name Manchu)