女同

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with
trad. (女同)		女	同
simp. #(女同)		女	同

Etymology

Short for 女同性戀／女同性恋 (nǚtóngxìngliàn) or 女同志 (nǚtóngzhì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǚtóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ tung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚtóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔtóng
    • Wade–Giles: nü³-tʻung²
    • Yale: nyǔ-túng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neutorng
    • Palladius: нюйтун (njujtun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: neoi⁵ tung⁴
    • Yale: néuih tùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ tung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ tung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

女同

1. lesbian

Synonyms

• 拉拉 (lālā)
• 女同性戀／女同性恋 (nǚtóngxìngliàn)
• (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) 豆腐婆 (dau⁶ fu⁶ po^4-2)

Antonyms

• (heterosexual woman): 異女／异女 (yìnǚ)
• (gay): 男同 (nántóng)

See also

• 耽美 (dānměi)
• 斷背／断背 (duànbèi)
• 同性戀／同性恋 (tóngxìngliàn)