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Chinese
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flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English
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female
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trad. (英雌)
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英
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雌
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simp. #(英雌)
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英
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雌
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Etymology
Coined by replacing 雄 (xióng, “male; powerful”) in 英雄 (yīngxióng, “hero”) with 雌 (cí, “female”). First attested in 1903:
世世儒者,讚頌歷史人物,曰「大丈夫」而不曰「大女子」,曰「英雄」而不曰「英雌」,鼠目寸光,成敗論人,實我歷史之污點也。此誼斯篇特其概說,不知我二萬萬之同胞,亦有問吾言而興者否? [Classical Chinese, trad.]
世世儒者,赞颂历史人物,曰「大丈夫」而不曰「大女子」,曰「英雄」而不曰「英雌」,鼠目寸光,成败论人,实我历史之污点也。此谊斯篇特其概说,不知我二万万之同胞,亦有问吾言而兴者否? [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 1903, 楚北英雌, 《支那女權憤言》, in 《湖北學生界》, issue 2
- Shì shì rúzhě, zànsòng lìshǐ rénwù, yuē “dàzhàngfū” ér bù yuē “dànǚzǐ”, yuē “yīngxióng” ér bù yuē “yīngcí”, shǔmùcùnguāng, chéngbài lùn rén, shí wǒ lìshǐ zhī wūdiǎn yě. Cǐ yì sī piān tè qí gài shuō, bùzhī wǒ èr wànwàn zhī tóngbāo, yì yǒu wèn wú yán ér xìng zhě fǒu?
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Pronunciation
Noun
英雌
- (rare) heroine
是日上午十時半,該校男女初小級假座東山浸信會會堂舉行休業禮,六百餘小英雄小英雌濟濟一堂叙會,喜氣洋洋,洵足表該級之精神。 [MSC, trad.]
是日上午十时半,该校男女初小级假座东山浸信会会堂举行休业礼,六百余小英雄小英雌济济一堂叙会,喜气洋洋,洵足表该级之精神。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1931 September, 培正中學舉行三個典禮, in 《中華基督教教育季刊》, volume 7, issue 3, page 118
- Shìrì shàngwǔ shí shí bàn, gāi xiào nánnǚ chūxiǎojí jiǎzuò Dōngshān Jìnxìnhuì huìtáng jǔxíng xiūyèlǐ, liù bǎi yú xiǎo yīngxióng xiǎo yīngcí jǐjǐyītáng xùhuì, xǐqìyángyáng, xún zú biǎo gāi jí zhī jīngshén.
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Descendants
See also
Vietnamese
Noun
英雌
- chữ Hán form of anh thư (“heroine; lady hero”).