孟姜女 Mèng jiāng nǚ ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄩˇ maang6 goeng1 neoi5
- heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
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孟
- 优孟 優孟 Yōu Mèng ㄧㄡ ㄇㄥˋ jau1 maang6 You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚庄王, known for his intelligence and sharp tongue
- 孔孟 Kǒng Mèng ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄥˋ hung2 maang6 Confucius and Mencius
- 孟夏 mèng xià ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ maang6 haa6 the first month of summer (i.e. the fourth lunisolar month)
- 孟婆 Mèng pó ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ maang6 po4 (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life
- 孟子 Mèng zǐ ㄇㄥˋ ㄗˇ maang6 zi2 Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
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- 孟州 Mèng zhōu ㄇㄥˋ ㄓㄡ maang6 zau1 see 孟州市
- 孟村 Mèng cūn ㄇㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣ maang6 cyun1 see 孟村回族自治县
- 孟津 Mèng jīn ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ maang6 zeon1 see 孟津区
- 孟浪 mèng làng ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄤˋ maang6 long6 hasty
- 孟买 孟買 Mèng mǎi ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄞˇ maang6 maai5 Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
- 孟轲 孟軻 Mèng Kē ㄇㄥˋ ㄎㄜ maang6 o1 Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
- 孟连 孟連 Mèng lián ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ maang6 lin4 see 孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县
- 孟郊 Mèng Jiāo ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ maang6 gaau1 Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet
- 吴孟超 吳孟超 Wú Mèng chāo ㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄠ ng4 maang6 ciu1 Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders
- 孟加拉 Mèng jiā lā ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄚ maang6 gaa1 laai1 Bengal
- 孟尝君 孟嘗君 Mèng cháng jūn ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄣ maang6 soeng4 gwan1 Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
- 孟婆汤 孟婆湯 mèng pó tāng ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ ㄊㄤ maang6 po4 tong1 potion given to souls by the goddess Meng Po 孟婆 before they are reincarnated that makes them forget their previous existence
- 孟宗竹 mèng zōng zhú ㄇㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˊ maang6 zung1 zuk1 see 毛竹
- 孟州市 Mèng zhōu Shì ㄇㄥˋ ㄓㄡ ㄕˋ maang6 zau1 si5 Mengzhou, a county-level city in Jiaozuo City 焦作市, Henan
- 孟思诚 孟思誠 Mèng Sī chéng ㄇㄥˋ ㄙ ㄔㄥˊ maang6 si1 sing4 Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom
姜
- 干姜 乾薑 gān jiāng ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ gon1 goeng1 dried ginger
- 仔姜 仔薑 zǐ jiāng ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄤ zai2 goeng1 stem ginger
- 姜堰 Jiāng yàn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢˋ goeng1 jin2 see 姜堰区
- 姜戎 Jiāng Róng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄖㄨㄥˊ goeng1 jung4 Jiang Rong (1946-), pseudonym of Lü Jiamin 吕嘉民, Chinese writer
- 姜文 Jiāng Wén ㄐㄧㄤ ㄨㄣˊ goeng1 man4 Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
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- 洋姜 洋薑 yáng jiāng ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ joeng4 goeng1 Jerusalem artichoke
- 生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ saang1 goeng1 fresh ginger
- 姜汁 薑汁 jiāng zhī ㄐㄧㄤ ㄓ goeng1 zap1 ginger ale
- 姜饼 薑餅 jiāng bǐng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄅㄧㄥˇ goeng1 beng2 gingerbread
- 姜黄 薑黃 jiāng huáng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ goeng1 wong4 turmeric
- 黄姜 黃薑 huáng jiāng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ wong4 goeng1 turmeric
- 姜堰区 姜堰區 Jiāng yàn Qū ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩ goeng1 jin2 keoi1 Jiangyan, a district of Taizhou City 泰州市, Jiangsu
- 姜太公 Jiāng Tài gōng ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ goeng1 taai3 gung1 see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙
- 姜子牙 Jiāng Zǐ yá ㄐㄧㄤ ㄗˇ ㄧㄚˊ goeng1 zi2 ngaa4 Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韬, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书
- 姜石年 Jiāng Shí nián ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ goeng1 sek6 nin4 Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神农 Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China
- 生姜丝 生薑絲 shēng jiāng sī ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄙ saang1 goeng1 si1 shredded ginger
- 姜黄色 薑黃色 jiāng huáng sè ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄜˋ goeng1 wong4 sik1 ginger (color)
- 高良姜 高良薑 gāo liáng jiāng ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ gou1 loeng4 goeng1 Thai ginger
女
- 仕女 shì nǚ ㄕˋ ㄋㄩˇ si6 neoi5 court lady
- 仙女 xiān nǚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ sin1 neoi5 fairy
- 修女 xiū nǚ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄋㄩˇ sau1 neoi5 nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
- 儿女 兒女 ér nǚ ㄦˊ ㄋㄩˇ ji4 neoi5 children; sons and daughters
- 女人 nǚ rén ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ neoi5 jan4 woman
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- 女儿 女兒 nǚ ér ㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊ neoi5 ji4 daughter
- 女士 nǚ shì ㄋㄩˇ ㄕˋ neoi5 si6 lady
- 女婿 nǚ xu ㄋㄩˇ ˙ㄒㄩ neoi5 sai3 daughter's husband; son-in-law
- 女子 nǚ zǐ ㄋㄩˇ ㄗˇ neoi5 zi2 woman
- 女性 nǚ xìng ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ neoi5 sing3 woman
- 女方 nǚ fāng ㄋㄩˇ ㄈㄤ neoi5 fong1 the bride's side (of a wedding)
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 妇女 婦女 fù nǚ ㄈㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ fu5 neoi5 woman
- 子女 zǐ nǚ ㄗˇ ㄋㄩˇ zi2 neoi5 children; sons and daughters
- 孙女 孫女 sūn nǚ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄋㄩˇ syun1 neoi5 son's daughter
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
- 母女 mǔ nǚ ㄇㄨˇ ㄋㄩˇ mou5 neoi5 mother and daughter
- 父女 fù nǚ ㄈㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ fu6 neoi5 father and daughter
- 男女 nán nǚ ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ naam4 neoi5 male-female
- 美女 měi nǚ ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ mei5 neoi5 beautiful woman
Idioms with these characters
- 红男绿女 紅男綠女 hóng nán lǜ nǚ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ hung4 naam4 luk6 neoi5 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
- 金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nǚ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ gam1 tung4 juk6 neoi5 lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)
- 绿女红男 綠女紅男 lǜ nǚ hóng nán ㄌㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ luk6 neoi5 hung4 naam4 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
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- 男扮女装 男扮女裝 nán bàn nǚ zhuāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄤ naam4 baan6 neoi5 zong1 (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)
- 男欢女爱 男歡女愛 nán huān nǚ ài ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄋㄩˇ ㄞˋ naam4 fun1 neoi5 oi3 passionate love (idiom)
- 男尊女卑 nán zūn nǚ bēi ㄋㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄋㄩˇ ㄅㄟ naam4 zyun1 neoi5 bei1 to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
- 女扮男装 女扮男裝 nǚ bàn nán zhuāng ㄋㄩˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄤ neoi5 baan6 naam4 zong1 (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
- 女生外向 nǚ shēng wài xiàng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ neoi5 saang1 ngoi6 hoeng3 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
- 酸儿辣女 酸兒辣女 suān ér là nǚ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄦˊ ㄌㄚˋ ㄋㄩˇ syun1 ji4 laat6 neoi5 if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)
- 望女成凤 望女成鳳 wàng nǚ chéng fèng ㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ mong6 neoi5 sing4 fung6 lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)