空姐

Chinese

		emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain	older sister
trad. (空姐)		空	姐
simp. #(空姐)		空	姐

Etymology

Short for 空中小姐 (kōngzhōng xiǎojiě).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kōngjiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ ze²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khong-chiá

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kong¹ zê²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōngjiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kongjiě
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung¹-chieh³
    • Yale: kūng-jyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongjiee
    • Palladius: кунцзе (kuncze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kōngjiěr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kongjiěr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung¹-chieh³-ʼrh
    • Yale: kūng-jyěr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongjieel
    • Palladius: кунцзер (kunczer)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ ze²
    • Yale: hūng jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khong-chiá
    • Tâi-lô: khong-tsiá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qongciar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔŋ³³ t͡sia⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sia⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sia⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kong¹ zê²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khong tsé
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoŋ³³⁻²³ t͡se⁵²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 空姐

1. female flight attendant; air hostess (Classifier: 個／个; 位)

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 空中乘務員／空中乘务员 (kōngzhōng chéngwùyuán)
• 空中小姐 (kōngzhōng xiǎojiě) (female)
• 空中少爺／空中少爷 (kōngzhōng shàoyé) (male)
• 空中服務員／空中服务员 (kōngzhōng fúwùyuán)
• 空乘
• 空佬 (hung¹ lou²) (Cantonese, male)
• 空嫂 (kōngsǎo) (married, female)
• 空少 (kōngshào) (male)
• 空服員／空服员 (kōngfúyuán)

 

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