Cantonese Dictionary

女巫師

neoi5 mou4 si1

witch

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女帽

neoi5 mou2

Mandarin: nv3 mao4

a woman's hat [written and colloquial]

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女帽

neoi5 mou6*2

Mandarin: nv3 mao4

a woman's hat; millinery

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女廁

neoi5 ci3

Mandarin: nv3 ce4

the Ladies' bathroom [abbreviation for] 女廁所

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女廁所

neoi5 ci3 so2

Mandarin: nv3 ce4 suo3

Simplified: 女厕所

noun; women's toilet

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女強人

neoi5 koeng4 jan4

Cantonese

career-minded woman (lit. super-woman)

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女性

neoi5 sing3

Mandarin: nv3 xing4

(noun) (of gender) Woman

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女性主義

neoi5 sing3 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: nv3 xing4 zhu3 yi4

feminism

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女性內衣店

neoi5 sing3 noi6 ji1 dim3

Mandarin: nv3 xing4 nei4 yi1 dian4

(women's) underwear and lingerie shop

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女房東

neoi5 fong4 dung1

Mandarin: nv3 fang2 dong1

landlady

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女拔

neoi5 bat6

Mandarin: nv3 ba2

DGS; diocesan girls' school

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女按摩師

neoi5 on3 mo1 si1

Mandarin: nv3 an4 mo2 shi1

masseuse

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女書

neoi5 syu1

Mandarin: nv3 shu1

Nushu, a private writing system found in Jiangyong, Henan devised by women for women only. Has been used as a secret form of communication. (e.g., the transmission of information on fans, to transcribe songs, etc.)

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女朋友

neoi5 pang4 jau5

Mandarin: nv3 peng2 you3

girlfriend | can be shortened to 女友

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女服務員

neoi5 fuk6 mou4 jyun4

Mandarin: nv3 fu2 wu4 yuan2

air hostess, stewardess, waitress

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女樂

neoi5 ngok6

abbreviation for Twelve Girls Band

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女權

neoi5 kyun4

women's rights

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女權主義

neoi5 kyun4 zyu2 ji6

feminism

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女權運動

neoi5 kyun4 wan6 dung6

Mandarin: nv3 quan2 yun4 dong4

Simplified: 女权运动

Feminist Movements

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女演員

neoi5 jin2 jyun4

Mandarin: nv3 yan3 yuan2

Simplified: 女演员

noun; actress

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女為悅己者容

neoi5 wai6 jyut6 gei2 ze2 jung4

Mandarin: nv3 wei4 yue4 ji3 zhe3 rong2

Simplified: 女为悦己者容

women dressing up for the guys they like

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女王

neoi5 wong4

Mandarin: nv3 wang2

queen

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女王老五

neoi5 wong4 lou5 ng5

Mandarin: nv3 Wang2 lao3 wu3

single rich women (usually middle-aged)

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女生

neoi5 saang1

schoolgirl

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女生

neoi5 sang1

Mandarin: nv3 sheng1

(noun) Female

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女生宿舍

neoi5 saang1 suk1 se3

Mandarin: nv3 sheng1 su4 she4

female dormitory

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女用內衣

neoi5 jung6 noi6 ji1

Mandarin: nv3 yong4 nei4 yi1

chemise (lit., "undergarments for women's use")

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女界

neoi5 gaai3

Mandarin: nv3 jie4

Female community; female toilets

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女皇

neoi5 wong4

Mandarin: nv3 huang2

empress

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女真

neoi5 zan1

Mandarin: nv3 zhen1

Nüzhen or Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the later Jin dynasty and Qin dynasty

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