靚女

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: 靓女 and 𡃁女

Chinese

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]
make up (face) female; woman; daughter
trad. (靚女)
simp. (靓女)

Pronunciation

[edit]


Noun

[edit]

靚女

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) beautiful woman or girl; beauty; lovely lady (Classifier: ; )
  2. (Cantonese, by extension) Informal term of address to an adult woman: miss
    靚女豉油唔該 [Cantonese, trad.]
    靓女豉油唔该 [Cantonese, simp.]
    leng3 neoi5-2, bei2 dip6 si6 jau4 ngo5 aa1, m4 goi1! [Jyutping]
    (To a waitress) Hi, can you give me a plate of soy sauce, please?
  3. (Cantonese, restaurant jargon) Alternative name for 白粥 (báizhōu, “plain congee”).
Synonyms
[edit]
  • (beautiful woman):
Coordinate terms
[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

靚女

  1. (Cantonese, of a girl) pretty; beautiful; good-looking

Etymology 2

[edit]
make up (face) female; woman; daughter
trad. (靚女)
simp. (靓女)

Pronunciation

[edit]


Noun

[edit]

靚女

  1. (literary, obsolete) beautiful woman wearing heavy make-up

Etymology 3

[edit]
For pronunciation and definitions of – see 𡃁女 (“young girl”).
(This term is a variant form of 𡃁女).