玄女

Chinese

		black; mysterious	female; woman; daughter
trad. (玄女)		玄	女
simp. ^#(玄女)		玄	女

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xuánnǚ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xuánnǚ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Syuánnyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: Hsüan²-nü³
  - Yale: Sywán-nyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyuanneu
  - Palladius: Сюаньнюй (Sjuanʹnjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

玄女

"Mysterious Lady" (a goddess of war, sex, and longevity)

Derived terms

九天玄女
玄女經／玄女经

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (玄女):

→ Japanese: 玄女(げんにょ) (gennyo)
→ Korean: 현녀(玄女) (hyeonnyeo)

See also

素女 (Sùnǚ)
彩女 (cǎinǚ)

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