女人國

Chinese

		woman; adult female; lover woman; adult female; lover; mistress	country; state; nation
trad. (女人國)		女人	國
simp. (女人国)		女人	国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Nǚrénguó

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Nǚrénguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Nyǔrénguó
  - Wade–Giles: Nü³-jên²-kuo²
  - Yale: Nyǔ-rén-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neurengwo
  - Palladius: Нюйжэньго (Njujžɛnʹgo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

Proper noun

(Proper noun)

(historical) an unidentified country to the south of China, said to have a matriarchal society.
- 至元二十四年八月丁亥，女人國貢海人」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  至元二十四年八月丁亥，女人国贡海人」。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The History of Yuan
  Zhìyuán èrshísì nián bāyuè dīnghài, Nǚrénguó gòng hǎi rén”. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 女兒國／女儿国 (Nǚ'érguó), which refers to any (usually mythical or fictional) country populated solely or primarily by women.

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