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Sheng nü (Chinese: 剩女; pinyin: shèngnǚ), translated as 'leftover women' or 'leftover ladies', are women who remain unmarried in their late twenties and beyond in China.
Oct 4, 2016 · When a four-minute documentary-style video exploring the pressures placed on single women in China was released in April, the term sheng nu, which translates into English as “leftover women,”...
Nov 12, 2021 · It translates simply as “leftover women”. The label was deliberately invented to curb the rising number of single women in a traditional society which sometimes views not marrying as a moral...
Apr 8, 2016 · "Sheng Nu" is a Chinese term that refers to unmarried women over the age of 25. The phrase literally translates to "leftover woman," which conveys the negative sentiment surrounding single...
Apr 8, 2016 · An advertisement centred around "leftover women" in China has gone viral, provoking an emotional debate about single women in the country. The issue of unmarried females, often stigmatised as...
Nov 15, 2021 · In China, if you are female, educated and unmarried by the age of 27, people might use a particular term — “Sheng-nu” — to describe your social status. It translates simply as “leftover women.”
Last month, a Shanghai-based production company started casting for a new reality-television show where "leftover women"—those who are over the age of 27 and still single—will be the protagonists.
