sheng nu
Meaning
Noun
- A woman in her mid- to late twenties and not yet married, particularly an unmarried successful businesswoman.
Related
Similar words
- 3S (single, seventies (1970s), and stuck)
- spinster
- catherinette
Origin
- Borrowed from Mandarin . Typologically compare Turkish kalık ("residue, leftover; leftover woman, spinster").
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