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Nǚshì 女士 (Ms., Mrs.): In proper usage, this title follows a married woman's maiden name only. (For example, Hillary Rodham 女士, not Hillary Clinton 女士.) However, it is loosely used by those looking for a Chinese equivalent of "Ms." An older single woman is often addressed as 女士, but this term presumes the woman is married.
Xi Wang Mu is the highest ranking and most powerful female deity in Chinese mythology, said to be without beginning, and without end. She is the personification of the female Yin (chaos), she protects/presides over all women, female deities, marriage, fertility, and longevity.
It is also important to realise that honorifics are placed after a persons surname in Chinese, so instead of “Mr Wang”, the order is “Wang Mr” 王 wáng 先 Xiān 生 sheng (wáng xiānshēng) where 先 Xiān 生 sheng (xiānshēng) means “Mister”。 In this post I will cover occupational titles.
Chinese mythology (simplified Chinese: 中国神话; traditional Chinese: 中國神話; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths derived from regional and cultural traditions.
From Chinese 女 meaning "woman, female" and 娲 , a character of uncertain origin that refers to the goddess herself. This is the name of the creator goddess in Chinese mythology, depicted as a snake with a human head.
[50] [53] His female consort is the goddess of fertility, Bixia. Heidi ( 黑帝 , "Black Deity), the Běidì ( 北帝 , "North Deity") or Běiyuèdàdì ( 北岳大帝 , "Great Deity of the Northern Peak"): he is Zhuanxu ( 顓頊 ), today frequently worshiped as Xuanwu ( 玄武 , "Dark Warrior") or Zhēnwǔ ( 真武 ), and is associated with ...
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Jun 25, 2014 · The element of the Black Tortoise is water, and this mythological creature is commonly associated with longevity and wisdom (just as these virtues are traditionally attributed to ordinary tortoises in Chinese mythology). The Black Tortoise of the North. Image Source.
