婦女

婦女

1. (collective) woman

   尊重婦女／尊重妇女  ―  zūnzhòng fùnǚ  ―  to respect women

   婦女庇護所／妇女庇护所  ―  fùnǚ bìhùsuǒ  ―  women's shelter

   育齡婦女／育龄妇女  ―  yùlíng fùnǚ  ―  women of childbearing age

   婦女能頂半邊天／妇女能顶半边天  ―  fùnǚ néng dǐng bànbiāntiān  ―  women hold up half the sky

   被暴力脅迫賣淫的婦女 [MSC, trad.]
   被暴力胁迫卖淫的妇女 [MSC, simp.]

   bèi bàolì xiépò màiyín de fùnǚ

   women who are violently coerced into prostitution

   • 沛公居山東時，貪於財貨，好美姬。今入關，財物無所取，婦女無所幸，此其志不在小。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     沛公居山东时，贪于财货，好美姬。今入关，财物无所取，妇女无所幸，此其志不在小。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Pèigōng jū Shāndōng shí, tān yú cáihuò, hǎo měi jī. Jīn rùguān, cáiwù wú suǒ qǔ, fùnǚ wú suǒ xìng, cǐ qí zhì bù zài xiǎo.

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   • 殿前兵馬雖驍雄，縱暴略與羌渾同。聞道殺人漢水上，婦女多在官軍中。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     殿前兵马虽骁雄，纵暴略与羌浑同。闻道杀人汉水上，妇女多在官军中。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, Du Fu, 三絕句

     Diàn qián bīngmǎ suī xiāoxióng, zòngbào lüè yǔ Qiāng Hún tóng. Wéndào shārén Hànshuǐ shàng, fùnǚ duō zài guānjūn zhōng.

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• When referring to an adult female in a neutral sense, 婦女／妇女 (fùnǚ) and 女的 (nǚde) are often preferred to the synonym 女人 (nǚrén) which can carry potentially offensive connotations of a female of low social standing or worth (similar to woman and lady in English).

• (figurative) 半邊天／半边天 (bànbiāntiān)

• 姑娘 (gūniang)
• 女孩 (nǚhái)
• 女士 (nǚshì)
• 女性 (nǚxìng)

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婦(ふ)女(じょ) • (fujo) 

1. woman; womankind

• 婦(ふ)女暴(じょぼう)行(こう) (fujo bōkō, “rape”)
• 婦(ふ)女(じょ)子(し) (fujoshi, “women and children; a woman, grown woman, wife”)

婦女

1. chữ Hán form of phụ nữ (“woman”).