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宅女
  zaak6 neoi5*2   jyutping
  zhai2 nv3   pinyin
female who stay home a lot; loner:

a term to describe a female who stays home a lot ...
[1] ... and rarely go out
[2] ... and watch TV and play video game all the time.
[3] ... and don't like to socialize with other people
[4] ... and don't care about her personal hygene

[Related word] 隱蔽青年

Possibly came from the Japanese term "御宅 / 御宅族 " . In Japanese context, it has a very different meaning:
It refers to people who are passionate about Animation, Comic and (computer/video) Game [ACG].
noun

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
宅女

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Characters in this word:

 zaak6 zaak6*2  -  house; residence; dwelling
 neoi5 neoi2  -  woman; daughter
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