1. Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)2. popular variant of 室女座[shì nǚ zuò]
daughter of a male cousin via female line
(idiom) a son or daughter; a child
(idiom) celestial maiden of the highest heavens; (fig.) woman of extraordinary beauty
the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[xī shī], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[wáng zhāo jūn], Diaochan 貂蝉[diāo chán] and Yang Yuhuan 杨玉环[yáng yù huán]
granddaughter (one's daughter's daughter)
1. stewardess2. female flight attendant
(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
1. a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)2. a woman's heart is with her husband
1. women's movement2. feminism
1. a single man and a single woman2. bachelors3. a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)
1. supporting a wife and children2. dragged down by having a family to feed
1. lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)2. fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
1. to oppress the people2. to act tyrannically
1. Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)2. separated lovers3. Altair and Vega (stars)
1. man-woman connection2. intimate relationship
to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)
1. talented man and beautiful woman2. ideal couple
(of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
1. woman from a respectable family2. respectable woman
1. talented man and beautiful woman2. ideal couple
to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
International Women's Day (March 8)
1. lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)2. fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
男女授受不亲 男女授受不親 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
see 黄花闺女[huáng huā guī nǚ]
middle-aged woman; (media term) middle-aged women regarded as a distinct social cohort
(coll.) youngest daughter
(slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)
(coll.) "leftover woman" – a woman who remains single beyond the typical marrying age
misogyny; ideological or cultural hostility toward women
(slang) female university student; female college student