jié​nǚ

chaste woman

  • created reference approved 节女/節女 → 烈女 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    节女 / 節女 jié​nǚ

    烈女 liè​nǚ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 节女/節女 · jié​nǚ · chaste woman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    节女 / 節女

    jié​nǚ

    chaste woman

    A woman who remains faithful to her husband, especially one who sacrifices herself to preserve her chastity or honor; a martyr for chastity.

    节 (literal) → 节/節 · jié · integrity 女 (literal) → 女 · nǚ · female

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense