- 闺女 guīnü (coll.) daughterdaughter; can refer to a daughter of any age, but often implies one who is not yet married
- 闺房 guīfáng boudoira woman's bedroom or private room; lady's chamber
- 大家闺秀 dàjiāguīxiù well-bred young ladya young woman from a noble, wealthy, or influential family who is well-educated and refined
- 深闺 shēnguī boudoirthe private inner chamber or bedroom of a young woman in a traditional or wealthy household
- 闺阁 guīgé boudoira woman's bedroom or private chambers in a traditional household
- 香闺 xiāngguī woman's bedrooma woman's bedchamber or private rooms; used as a polite or literary term for a woman's quarters
- 待字闺中 dàizìguīzhōng not yet betrothed(of a young woman) not yet engaged or married; literally "staying in the girl's room waiting for a style name", referring to the ancient custom where a woman received a courtesy name only upon becoming engaged
- 闺秀 guīxiù well-bred young lady(literary) young woman of a good family; scholarly and virtuous woman from a wealthy or prominent household
- 黄花闺女 huánghuāguīnǚ virgin(colloquial) a maiden or young woman who has never been married or had sexual relations; also written as [[黄花女儿|黃花女兒|huang2 hua1 nu:3 r5]]
- 闺怨 guīyuàn boudoir lamentthe sadness, loneliness, or resentment felt by a woman living in her private quarters
- 闺门 guīmén women's quarters doorthe door to the inner chambers or women's apartments; used to refer to the women's quarters themselves
- 老闺女 lǎoguīnü youngest daughter(Mainland China) the youngest daughter in a family (often implies unmarried)
- 闺门旦 guīméndàn unmarried lady roleThe role of a young, unmarried lady in Chinese opera, typically representing a character from a well-to-do family
- 惊闺 jīngguī peddler's drumsmall drum sounded by traveling peddlers to attract customers
- 兰闺 lánguī boudoirliterary honorific for a woman's bedroom or private quarters; a lady's room
- 孀闺 shuāngguī widow's chambera widow's chamber; the private room of a widow in a traditional household
- 惊闺叶 jīngguīyè metal signal leavesa string of small metal sheets used by knife sharpeners to attract customers; literally named "startle the boudoir leaves" because of the sound they make and their leaf-like shape
- 琼闺绣阁 qióngguīxiùgé young women's chambers(literary) an elegant or beautiful way of referring to a young woman's private quarters
- 璇闺 xuánguī boudoir(literary) an exquisite, cozy boudoir ornamented with fine jade; also used as a beautiful name for a woman's living quarters
- 筚门闺窦 bìménguīdòu impoverished home(idiom) a wicker door and a hole in the wall used as a window; describes the wretched hovel of a poor person or living in extreme poverty
- 红闺 hóngguī women's quarters(literary) the private living area of women in a wealthy household; a lady's chamber
- 绣闺 xiùguī girl's bedroomboudoir or private bedroom of an unmarried woman in a traditional wealthy household
- 金闺 jīnguī boudoir(literary) an elegant name for women's quarters
- 闺中密友 guīzhōngmìyǒu best female frienda woman's close female friend; a female confidante
- 闺器 guīqì chamber pota container used by women in their private quarters for urination and defecation
- 闺密 guīmì bestie(colloquial) a woman's close female friend
- 闺情 guīqíng feelings of womenthe inner feelings, affections, or romantic longings of a woman living in the inner chambers; also refers to friendship between female companions in the women's quarters
- 闺窗 guīchuāng boudoir(literary) a woman's bedroom or private chamber; a lady's boudoir
- 闺范 guīfàn code of conduct for womennorms or rules of behavior expected of women, particularly in traditional times; a lady's demeanor
- 闺蜜 guīmì bestie(colloquial) A woman's close female friend; a bestie.
- 闺閤 guīgé boudoir(variant form) a woman's bedroom or private quarters; small palace gate; women collectively
- 闺闼 guītà ladies' apartments(literary) rooms or inner chambers where women live in a traditional household
- 闺阃 guīkǔn women's quartersthe inner rooms or living area of a house traditionally designated for women
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH