女郎

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	youth
trad. (女郎)		女	郎
simp. #(女郎)		女	郎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǚláng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ long⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lú-lông / lír-lông / lí-lông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚláng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔláng
    • Wade–Giles: nü³-lang²
    • Yale: nyǔ-láng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neulang
    • Palladius: нюйлан (njujlan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: neoi⁵ long⁴
    • Yale: néuih lòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ long⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ long⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ lɔːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-lông
    • Tâi-lô: lú-lông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lwloong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír-lông
    • Tâi-lô: lír-lông
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-lông
    • Tâi-lô: lí-lông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lyloong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔŋ¹³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 女郎

1. young woman; girl; lady

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	郎
め Grade: 1	ろう Grade: S
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
女郞 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
女	郎
じょ > じょう Grade: 1	ろう > ろ Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
女郞 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
女	郎
じょ Grade: 1	ろう > ろ Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
女郞 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
女	郎
じょ Grade: 1	ろう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
女郞 (kyūjitai)

Noun

女(じょ)郎(ろう) • (jorō) ^{←ぢよらう (dyorau)?}
(alternative reading hiragana じょろ, rōmaji joro, historical hiragana ぢよろ)
(alternative reading hiragana じょうろ, rōmaji jōro, historical hiragana ぢようろ)
(alternative reading hiragana めろう, rōmaji merō, historical hiragana めらう)

1. a prostitute; a whore; a bitch; a cunt

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:娼婦

See also

• 女(じょ)郎(ろう)蜘(ぐ)蛛(も) (jorō gumo)
• 野(や)郎(ろう) (yarō)