ngọc nữ

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉女, composed of 玉 (“gem”) and 女 (“female person”), from Literary Chinese 玉女 (yùnǚ, “beautiful girl”). Doublet of Ngọc Nữ. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ nɨ˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ nɨ˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ nɨ˨˩˦] Homophone: Ngọc Nữ === Noun === ngọc nữ bleeding glory-bower (uncommon, Chinese fiction) a beautiful girl or woman