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宅女

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宅女

  • zháinǚ Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄩˇ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • zaak⁶ neoi⁵⁻² Cantonese, Jyutping
  • zháinǚ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄓㄞˊ ㄋㄩˇ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • jháinyǔ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • chai²-nü³ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • jái-nyǔ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • jairneu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • чжайнюй Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • zaak⁶ neoi⁵⁻² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • jaahk néui Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • dzaak⁹ noey⁵⁻² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • zag⁶ nêu⁵⁻² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /t͡saːk̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou

Where it comes from

宅，來自日語 お宅 (otaku) + 女。

noun

  1. neologism, slang （女性）動畫、漫畫、遊戲等亞文化的愛好者

In English

  • geek expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers
  • homebody person who likes to stay home
  • otaku one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga

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"宅女." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%AE%85%E5%A5%B3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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宅女. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%AE%85%E5%A5%B3

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"宅女." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%AE%85%E5%A5%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {宅女},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%AE%85%E5%A5%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}