善女

善女

Chinese

		good	female; woman; daughter
trad. (善女)		善	女
simp. #(善女)		善	女

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànnǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄋㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànnǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄋㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànnyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: shan⁴-nü³
    • Yale: shàn-nyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannneu
    • Palladius: шаньнюй (šanʹnjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

善女

1. (Buddhism) pious woman; woman of good character

Synonyms

• 善女人 (shànnǚrén)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
善	女
ぜん Grade: 6	にょ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɲ̟ɲ̟o̞]

Noun

善(ぜん)女(にょ) • (zennyo) 

1. (Buddhism) a pious woman; a woman with a good character

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Korean

Hanja in this term
善	女

Noun

善女 • (seonnyeo) (hangeul 선녀)

1. Hanja form^? of 선녀 (“(Buddhism) a pious woman; a woman with a good character”).