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Chinese
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good; pure; virtuous good; pure; virtuous; charming |
female; woman; daughter
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| trad. (淑女)
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淑
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女
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| simp. #(淑女)
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淑
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女
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Etymology
- “(female) pervert”
- Influenced by Japanese readaptation of the word in modern times.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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淑
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女
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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shū
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nǚ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzyuwk ›
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‹ nrjoX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*iwk/
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/*nraʔ/
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| English
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fine, good
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female
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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淑
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女
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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11756
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9616
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Phonetic
component
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尗
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女
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Rime
group
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覺
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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熟
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɦljɯwɢ/
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/*naʔ/
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Noun
淑女
- virtuous and beautiful woman; lady
- 有淑女氣質／有淑女气质 ― yǒu shūnǚ qìzhì ― to have an aura of elegance
- quiet girl
- (ACG, Internet slang, ironic) (female) pervert
Synonyms
- (pervert): 變態／变态 (biàntài), (male) 紳士／绅士 (shēnshì)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
淑女 • (shukujo)
- lady
- (Internet slang, ironic) (female) pervert
Synonyms
Korean
Noun
淑女 • (sungnyeo) (hangeul 숙녀)
- hanja form? of 숙녀 (“lady”)