女婴
nǚ yīng
The English phrase 'baby girl' is translated into Chinese as 女婴 (nǚ yīng).
The term 女婴 is used to refer to a female human infant.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of 女 (female) and 婴 (infant/baby).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
女婴 is a formal or clinical term used in medical, journalistic or official contexts. In casual conversation, people are more likely to use 小女孩 (little girl) to refer to a young child rather than the clinical term 女婴.
How do you pronounce it?
nǚ yīng
Did you know?
- While 女婴 is the technical term, if a person wants to celebrate the birth of a girl, they might use the term 千金 (thousand pieces of gold) to refer to their daughter as a way of showing extreme value.
- In traditional Chinese culture, baby girls were historically associated with the color red for luck and protection, rather than the pink often used in the West.
- In many Chinese-speaking regions, instead of saying 'a baby girl was born', people might use the phrase 添了口 (added a mouth) to describe a new addition to the family, regardless of gender.
Examples in context
- 这个女人生了一个女婴。The woman gave birth to a baby girl.This sentence shows how to use 女婴 in the context of a birth.Tatoeba #2254370 by Eleanor, translation #2254347 by _undertoad
- 那是一个健康的女婴。Nà shì yīgè jiànkāng de nǚyīng.That is a healthy baby girl.
- 医院里刚出生了一名女婴。Yīyuàn lǐ gāng chūshēngle yī míng nǚyīng.A baby girl was just born in the hospital.
Example conversation
Yuting and Junjie are visiting a newborn baby.
- 雨婷 Yuting你看，这个女婴真漂亮。Nǐ kàn, zhège nǚyīng zhēn piàoliang.Look, this baby girl is really beautiful.
- 俊杰 Junjie是的，她长得像她的妈妈。Shì de, tā zhǎng de xiàng tā de māma.Yes, she looks like her mother.
- 雨婷 Yuting她现在在睡觉。Tā xiànzài zài shuìjiào.She is sleeping right now.
- 俊杰 Junjie我们轻一点说话吧。Wǒmen qīng yīdiǎn shuōhuà ba.Let's speak a bit more quietly.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
