孝女

Chinese

		filial	female; woman; daughter
trad. (孝女)		孝	女
simp. #(孝女)		孝	女

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàonǚ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau³ neoi^5-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hàu-lí / hàu-lú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàonǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàonyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-nü³
    • Yale: syàu-nyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawneu
    • Palladius: сяонюй (sjaonjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau³ neoi^5-2
    • Yale: haau néui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau³ noey^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao³ nêu^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàu-lí
    • Tâi-lô: hàu-lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: haolie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hau²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàu-lú
    • Tâi-lô: hàu-lú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: haoluo
    • IPA (Taipei): /hau¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

Noun

孝女

1. daughter who shows filial piety
2. woman or girl in mourning for her parent's death (often used for self-appellation)

   Coordinate terms: 孝子 (xiàozǐ), 孝媳 (xiàoxí), 孝女 (xiàonǚ), 孝婿 (xiàoxù)