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Chinese
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ardent; intense; split ardent; intense; split; crack; rend |
female; woman; daughter
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| trad. (烈女)
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烈
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女
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| simp. #(烈女)
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烈
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女
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
烈女
- heroine, female martyr
- (neo-Confucianism) a woman who commits suicide after her husband or fiancé's death rather than remarry, or who dies preserving her chastity
Japanese
Noun
烈女 • (retsujo)
- faithful woman with a strong will
- 1920, 菊池寛, 真珠夫人:
- 瑠璃子は、昂然と現代の烈女と云つてもいゝやうに、美しく勇ましかつた。
- Ruriko wa, kōzen to gendai no retsujo to itte mo ii yō ni, utsukushiku isamashikatta.
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