女儿国

女兒國

Nǚ'érguó

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Country of Women, a land ruled by women in the novels Journey to the West and Flowers in the Mirror
2 a place where nearly everyone is a woman

Characters

child; (with the previous character) daughter, girl

Examples

HSK 5

我们班只有三个男生，简直是个女儿国。

Wǒmen bān zhǐyǒu sān ge nánshēng, jiǎnzhí shì ge Nǚ'érguó.

Our class has only three boys. It's practically a country of women.

HSK 6

《西游记》里，女儿国的国王爱上了唐僧。

《 Xīyóujì 》 lǐ, Nǚ'érguó de guówáng àishàng le Tángsēng.

In Journey to the West, the queen of the Country of Women falls in love with the Tang monk.

Tips

culture

In 《西游记》 the pilgrims drink from a river that makes them pregnant, and the queen offers 唐僧 her throne and her hand. In 《镜花缘》 the roles of men and women are swapped, and the merchant 林之洋 has his feet bound.

Stroke Order

女 nǚ

儿 ér

国 guó