剩女 [－－]

Jyutping sing6 neoi5
Pinyin shèng nǚ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. "leftover woman" (successful career woman who has remained single)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    單​身​嘅​中年​女性​；​呢​個​詞有負​面​嘅​意味​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    single middle-aged woman; used with a negative connotation
  2. 近義詞
    籮底橙、賣剩蔗
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, derogatory, neologism
    "leftover woman"; old spinster; old unmarried woman
    • 大齡剩女
      大龄剩女
      dà líng shèng nǚ
      single woman past the usual age for marriage
    • 我不想成為剩女！
      我不想成为剩女！
      wǒ bù xiǎng chéng wéi shèng nǚ ！
      I don't want to be a woman left on the shelf!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    剩女
    剩女
    sing6 neoi5
    • spinster
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    大龄剩女
    大齡剩女
    dà líng shèng nǚ
    • single woman past the usual age for marriage
  2. Mandarin
    我不想成为剩女！
    我不想成為剩女！
    wǒ bù xiǎng chéng wéi shèng nǚ ！
    • I don't want to be a woman left on the shelf!