nǚ shūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族[Yáo zú] dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县[Jiāng yǒng xiàn] in southern Hunan
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女書 女书 [nu:3 shu1] /nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族|瑶族[Yao2 zu2] dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣|江永县[Jiang1 yong3 xian4] in southern Hunan/

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