采女

Chinese

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Etymology

In the Han Dynasty, palace girls were selected from the populace. As time passed, this term gradually came to refer to any generic lady-in-waiting or palace girl.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cǎinǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˇ ㄋㄩˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cǎinǚ [Phonetic: cáinǚ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ ㄋㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǎinyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻai³-nü³
  - Yale: tsǎi-nyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaeneu
  - Palladius: цайнюй (cajnjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

采女

(archaic) lady-in-waiting

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
采	女

Noun

采女

chữ Hán form of thái nữ.

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