宅女 in Chinese

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡saːk̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡saːk̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zháinǚ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄩˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zaak⁶ neoi⁵⁻² [Cantonese, Jyutping], zháinǚ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄩˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jháinyǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chai²-nü³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jái-nyǔ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jairneu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чжайнюй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čžajnjuj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], jaahk néui [Cantonese, Yale], dzaak⁹ noey⁵⁻² [Cantonese, Pinyin], zag⁶ nêu⁵⁻² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: 宅 (zhái), from Japanese お宅 (otaku) + 女 (nǚ, “woman”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|宅}} 宅 (zhái), {{der|zh|ja|お宅|tr=otaku}} Japanese お宅 (otaku), {{zh-l|女|woman}} 女 (nǚ, “woman”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 宅女

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      ],
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        {
          "english": "a (male) nerd or homebody",
          "roman": "zháinán",
          "word": "宅男"
        },
        {
          "english": "otaku",
          "roman": "yùzháizú",
          "word": "御宅族"
        }
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      "zh-pron": "zháinǚ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zaak⁶ neoi⁵⁻²"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zháinǚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jháinyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chai²-nü³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jái-nyǔ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jairneu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжайнюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžajnjuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaahk néui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzaak⁹ noey⁵⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zag⁶ nêu⁵⁻²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saːk̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saːk̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "宅女"
}

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      "roman": "zháinán",
      "word": "宅男"
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      "zh-pron": "zháinǚ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zaak⁶ neoi⁵⁻²"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zháinǚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jháinyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chai²-nü³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jairneu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжайнюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžajnjuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaahk néui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzaak⁹ noey⁵⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zag⁶ nêu⁵⁻²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saːk̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saːk̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "宅女"
}

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"宅女" meaning in Chinese

Noun