女郎

女郎

1. young woman; girl; lady

   • 同行十二年，不知木蘭是女郎。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     同行十二年，不知木兰是女郎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. Nanbeichao–Tang era, anonymous, Ballad of Mulan (《木蘭詩》)

     Tóngháng shí'èr nián, bùzhī Mùlán shì nǚláng. [Pinyin]

     For twelve years we fought together;
     That Mulan is a lady, we never knew either!

• 少女 (shàonǚ)

• (Tokyo) じょろ​ー [jòróꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) じょろー [jòróó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ː]

• (Tokyo) じょろ​ [jòróꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞]

• (Tokyo) じょーろ​ [jòóróꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɾo̞]

• (Tokyo) めろ​ー [mèróꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ɾo̞ː]

女(じょ)郎(ろう) • (jorō) ^{←ぢよらう (dyorau)?}
(alternative reading hiragana じょろ, rōmaji joro, historical hiragana ぢよろ)
(alternative reading hiragana じょうろ, rōmaji jōro, historical hiragana ぢようろ)
(alternative reading hiragana めろう, rōmaji merō, historical hiragana めらう)

1. (in compounds) young woman
2. a prostitute; a whore
3. (derogatory) a bitch; a cunt

• See Thesaurus:娼婦

• 野(や)郎(ろう) (yarō)