男女 nán nǚ male-female / male and female syn 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line 表姐 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person syn 仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal / celestial being syn 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female) / deity / fairy / Goddess / fig. beautiful woman syn 水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return 大仙 dà xiān great immortal 羽化 yǔ huà levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion syn 成仙 chéng xiān (Taoism) to become an immortal 得道 dé dào to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal 女同胞 nǚ tóng bāo woman / female / female compatriot 点化 點化 diǎn huà magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal / fig. to reveal / to enlighten syn 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 女选手 女選手 nǚ xuǎn shǒu female contestant / female athlete 诗仙 詩仙 shī xiān "immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] syn 表姐夫 biǎo jiě fu husband of older female cousin via female line 母 mǔ mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female syn 魂 hún soul / spirit / immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) syn 表姐妹 biǎo jiě mèi female cousins via female line 女 nǚ female / woman / daughter syn 女性 nǚ xìng woman / the female sex syn 女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl / female student / girl 女子 nǚ zǐ woman / female syn 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line 巫婆 wū pó witch / sorceress / female shaman syn 女仆 女僕 nǚ pú female servant / maid syn 女佣 女傭 nǚ yōng (female) maid syn 花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 女伴 nǚ bàn female companion 空姐 kōng jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant syn 表亲 表親 biǎo qīn cousin (via female line) 外孙 外孫 wài sūn daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line syn 多利 duō lì Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell 结扎 結扎 jié zā to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation) 雌性 cí xìng female 雌雄 cí xióng male and female 老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor / lady boss / boss's wife syn 女星 nǚ xīng female star / famous actress syn 发情 發情 fā qíng (zoology) (of a female) to be in heat / (of a male) to be in rut 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line syn 艺妓 藝妓 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝伎|艺伎[yi4 ji4] syn 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric 阿兰 阿蘭 ā lán Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name) / A-lan (Chinese female name) 女婴 女嬰 nǚ yīng female baby 长舌妇 長舌婦 cháng shé fù female gossip / busybody syn 女色 nǚ sè female charms / femininity syn 老妈子 老媽子 lǎo mā zi older female servant / amah syn 发情期 發情期 fā qíng qī the breeding season (zool.) / oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals) 女犯 nǚ fàn female offender in imperial China (old) 老鸨 老鴇 lǎo bǎo female brothel keeper syn 美玲 měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director 螺母 luó mǔ nut (female component of nut and bolt) syn 歌女 gē nǚ female singer (archaic) 螺帽 luó mào nut (female component of nut and bolt) 不孕症 bù yùn zhèng female infertility syn 白虎 bái hǔ White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia 裙带 裙帶 qún dài waistband of a skirt / (fig.) related to the wife or another female family member 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 蟹黄 蟹黃 xiè huáng the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy) 师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 师妹 師妹 shī mèi junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher 学姐 學姐 xué jiě senior or older female schoolmate 衣裙 yī qún female clothing 花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera syn 农妇 農婦 nóng fù peasant woman (in former times) / female farm worker syn 打工妹 dǎ gōng mèi young female worker 童女 tóng nǚ virgin female syn 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 女歌手 nǚ gē shǒu female singer 伊人 yī rén (literary) that person (usually female) / she / one's intended 小公主 xiǎo gōng zhǔ lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4] 艺伎 藝伎 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝妓|艺妓[yi4 ji4] 学妹 學妹 xué mèi junior or younger female schoolmate 管家婆 guǎn jiā pó housewife (jocular) / female housekeeper of a higher rank (old) / busybody syn 林黛玉 lín dài yù Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 惊鸿 驚鴻 jīng hóng graceful (esp. of female posture) / lithe 舞娘 舞孃 wǔ niáng female dancer 女主人公 nǚ zhǔ rén gōng heroine (of a novel or film) / main female protagonist 女将 女將 nǚ jiàng female general / (fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise syn 李清照 lǐ qīng zhào Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet 阴道口 陰道口 yīn dào kǒu female external genitalia (anatomy) / vulva 表兄 biǎo xiōng older male cousin via female line 薛宝钗 薛寶釵 xuē bǎo chāi Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 歌姬 gē jī female singer syn 黄体 黃體 huáng tǐ corpus luteum (glands in female mammals producing progesterone) 警花 jǐng huā attractive policewoman / young female cop 花酒 huā jiǔ drinking party with female entertainers 丁玲 dīng líng Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party 三陪小姐 sān péi xiǎo jie female escort / bar girl 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line 秋瑾 qiū jǐn Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films 女店员 女店員 nǚ diàn yuán salesgirl / female shop assistant 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 雌花 cí huā female flower 妮 nī girl / phonetic "ni" (in female names) / Taiwan pr. [ni2] syn 佛 髴 fú (female) head ornament / variant of 彿|佛[fu2] syn 