剩女 (sing6 neoi5*2 | sheng4 nv3) : old spinster

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剩女

sing6 neoi5*2

sheng4 nv3

[1][slang] old spinster (lit., "leftover ladies")
[2] 3S woman (3S女). 3S is short for Single, Seventies (as most are born in the 1970s) and Stuck. This refers to women who are old enough to marry but are still single. Usually they have a relatively good educational background and high income.

盛女 is a reclaimed version of this term not meant to have the negative connotations.

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

剩女

This word has been viewed 1995 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 8th Sep 2010 10:59 and last edited on 12th Jun 2014 23:49

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剩 sing6 zing6 - remain; be left over; residual
女 neoi5 neoi2 - woman; daughter

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盛女 sing6 neoi5*2 sheng4 nv3 = bachelorette

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