處女性

See also: 处女性

Chinese

		virgin; initial; inaugural virgin; initial; inaugural; virgin	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (處女性)		處女	性
simp. (处女性)		处女	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chǔnǚxìng, chùnǚxìng
(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ, ㄔㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyu² neoi⁵ sing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chǔnǚxìng [Phonetic: chúnǚxìng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuuneushinq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: chùnǚxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuhneushinq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyu² neoi⁵ sing³
  - Yale: chyú néuih sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsy² noey⁵ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qu² nêu⁵ xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyː³⁵ nɵy̯¹³ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

處女性

virginity

Synonyms

童貞／童贞 (tóngzhēn)

Usage notes

This is used in very limited contexts, as a somewhat awkward literal translation of “virginity” (state of being a virgin). It should not be treated as the equivalent of “virginity” in phrases such as “lose/take one's virginity”, “virginity test”, etc.