女生

Mandarin · pinyin nǚ shēng

Meanings

  1. schoolgirl
  2. female student
  3. girl
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女
nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
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3–1 · nu:3 sheng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

neoi5 sang1

Cantonese word readings for 女生. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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neoi5 sang1

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noun

  1. schoolgirl; female student
  2. (by extension) young female; girl
  3. (chiefly Taiwan) female; woman

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