# 處女
## Chinese
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chǔnǚ, chùnǚ
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ, ㄔㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cyu$^2$ neoi$^5$ / cyu$^5$ neoi$^5$ / cyu$^2$ neoi$^{5-2}$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhú-ńg / chhu-ńg
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhù-lú / chhìr-lír / chhù-lí / chhú-lú / chhú-lí / chhír-lír / chhí-lí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cu$^3$ neng$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chǔnǚ [Phonetic: chúnǚ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chǔnyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: chʻu$^3$-nü$^3$
*** Yale: chǔ-nyǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuuneu
*** Palladius: чунюй (čunjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Standard Chinese, common variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chùnǚ
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chùnyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: chʻu$^4$-nü$^3$
*** Yale: chù-nyǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuhneu
*** Palladius: чунюй (čunjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cyu$^2$ neoi$^5$ / cyu$^5$ neoi$^5$ / cyu$^2$ neoi$^{5-2}$
*** Yale: chyú néuih / chyúh néuih / chyú néui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsy$^2$ noey$^5$ / tsy$^5$ noey$^5$ / tsy$^2$ noey$^{5-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qu$^2$ nêu$^5$ / qu$^5$ nêu$^5$ / qu$^2$ nêu$^{5-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰyː³⁵ nɵy̯¹³/, /t͡sʰyː¹³ nɵy̯¹³/, /t͡sʰyː³⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhú-ńg / chhu-ńg
*** Hakka Romanization System: cu$^ˋ$ ng$^ˋ$ / cu ng$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: cu$^3$ ng$^3$ / cu$^4$ ng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu³¹ ŋ̍³¹/, /t͡sʰu⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù-lú
*** Tâi-lô: tshù-lú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhuoluo
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ lu⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhìr-lír
*** Tâi-lô: tshìr-lír
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù-lí
*** Tâi-lô: tshù-lí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhuolie
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhú-lú
*** Tâi-lô: tshú-lú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhwluo
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhú-lí
*** Tâi-lô: tshú-lí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhwlie
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou-like accent in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhír-lír
*** Tâi-lô: tshír-lír
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou-like accent in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhí-lí
*** Tâi-lô: tshí-lí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chylie
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cu$^3$ neng$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshù nṳ́ng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nɯŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

### Noun

處女
* female virgin; maiden

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 處女, 處子 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 處女, 黃花閨女, 童貞女, 童女 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 黃花女兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 處女 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 黃花兒閨女, 黃花閨女 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 處女 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 黃花幼女 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 褸𩬎妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 處女, 黃花閨女 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 黃花閨女 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 黃花女 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 黃花女 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 人家女 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 人家女 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 人家女 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 人家女 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 人家女 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 人家女 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 人家女 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 人家女 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 阿娘囝仔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 在室女, 儂厝查某仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 紅花女 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an (Sidu) | 紅花 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an (Tingyang, Baiyang) | 查某囝仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an (Wenshan, Taiping) | 紅花女 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 在織女 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 在織女 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 在織女, 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 在室的 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 在室女 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 處女 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 紅花女 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 包紅, 家內女 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 黃花閨女 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 黃花閨女 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 真院主 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 紅花女, 紅花姑娘, 紅花妹子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 黃花女 |

#### Coordinate terms

* 處男／处男 (chǔnán)

#### Derived terms

* 老處女／老处女
* 處女座／处女座 (chǔnǚzuò)
* 處女性／处女性
* 處女膜／处女膜

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 処(しょ)女(じょ) (shojo)
* → Korean: 처녀(處女) (cheonyeo)

### Adjective

處女
* (attributive) initial; inaugural; virgin

#### Derived terms

* 處女作／处女作
* 處女地／处女地
* 處女峰／处女峰
* 處女林／处女林
* 處女航／处女航

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 處 | 女 |
| しょ Hyōgai | じょ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | kan'on |
For pronunciation and definitions of 處女 – see the following entry. :
| 【処女しょじょ】 | [noun] unmarried woman [noun] female virgin (female who has not had sexual experience) [noun] woman's virginity [noun] (in compound words) one's first foray into; maiden |
(This term, 處女, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 處 | 女 |

### Noun

處女 • (cheonyeo) (hangeul 처녀)
* hanja form of 처녀 (“unmarried woman, virgin woman”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 處 | 女 |

### Noun

處女
* chữ Hán form of Xử Nữ (“Virgo”).