Chinese Woman Taught Secret Language

[Guest Tony n Terrific]

Old secret Chinese language just for woman being revived. We guys think we have it tough now. Just wait.

 

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/pop...14&src=news

[griz326]

In Wenlin, secret language translates as: ÃØÊÂÓïÑÔ

 

However, the announcer called it "nu shu" which translates Å­Êõ or rage skill. Given the intent of the secret language of women Å­Êõ does not seem an unreasonable translation. But....

 

...does anyone know the characters representing this "secret language?"

 

 

Or is it unknown....because it is a secret?

[jim404sea]

who's kidding who, women have always had the secret language they use to back each other up with - never knew there was a written version tho

 

seriously, this is fascinating... no speakers here at work - is it just new symbols for words everyone knows, or is it really a different language with new words ? does the clip give any clues about why they needed a secret language and why it's coming back now ?

[griz326]

The video said it was a secret language used by women to commiserate over their marital hardships.

[jim404sea]

The video said it was a secret language used by women to commiserate over their marital hardships.

hmmm if the husband is that bad, you would think he would notice there's some symbols or spoken words (I'm not clear if it's just a written language of secret symbols or actual words that no one understands if they haven't been taught) in the picture

 

guess it would work if her problem is that he mostly ignores her, but not so good if he's the controlling type

[Sebastian]

I wonder if this is similar to what the Japanese had?

[Li & John]

It is all secret to me.

[Randy W]

http://www.ancientscripts.com/nushu.html

 

Nushu is one of the most interesting and least known writing systems that I know. The words nu shu literally means "Woman's Writing" in Chinese. As the name implies, Nushu is a writing system created and used exclusively by women in a remote part of China. Traditional Chinese culture is male-centered and forbids girls from any kind of formal education, so Nushu was developed in secrecy over hundred of years in the Jiangyong county of Hunan province.

 

Some Nushu characters are taken from Chinese, while others appear to be invented, but all are rendered in a style much more cursive than written Chinese. In addition, the characters are "thinner" than Chinese characters, which tends to be square-shaped. Also, like Chinese, Nushu is written from top to bottom in columns, and the columns are written from right to left.

 

 

http://www.ancientscripts.com/images/nushu.gif

[Robert S.]

Well that is interesting with the secret written language, but women have always had a secret spoken language also. They do use the same words, but the underlying logic on which a woman's statement is based is not accessible to men.

[griz326]

Å®•ø

 

Wenlin says: a syllabic script created by women in Jiangshui - nothing else.