context: Sheng nu (剩 女; shèngnǚ; common translation: "leftover woman" or "leftover woman") is a mockery term popularized by the All-China Women's Federation which classifies women who are still unmarried at the end of the twenties annual or more. [1] [2] [3] [4] The term is widely used in China, including state-sponsored programs and directives, as well as to refer to women throughout Asia, India and North America. [5] [6] The term is widely used in public media and has been the subject of several television series, magazine and newspaper articles, and book publications that focus on the good and bad aspects of the term and the surrounding culture. [7] Xu Xiaomin of The China Daily called sheng nu a "calculated social force" while others argued that the term should be considered positive as a means of "successful woman". [8] [9] The term slang, 3S or 3S Women, which means "single, seventies (1970s), and stuck" ("single, seventies (1970s), and stuck") is also used to replace sheng nu. [9] [10] The equivalent term for men, guang gun (光棍) which means single branch, is used to refer to men who are not married and cannot add 'branches' to the family tree. [11] Simultaneously, shengnan (剩 男) or "remaining man" is also used. [9] [12] [13]
question: What does the term Shengnü mean?
answers.text: leftover woman