Jiutian Xuannü

Jiutian Xuannü
Song Gongming encounters Jiutian Xuannü, woodblock print, published in the Rongyu Tang edition of the Water Margin
Chinese九天玄女
Literal meaningMysterious / Dark Lady of the Nine Heavens
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǔtiān Xuánnǚ
Wade–GilesChiu-t'ien Hsuan-nu
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggau2 tin1 jyun4 neoi5
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKiú-thian Hiânlú

Jiutian Xuannü is the goddess of war, sex, and longevity in Chinese mythology. The swordswoman Yuenü is a reincarnation of Jiutian Xuannü.

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