阿女
Chinese
editphonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
female; woman; daughter | ||
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trad. (阿女) | 阿 | 女 | |
simp. #(阿女) | 阿 | 女 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 neoi5-2
- Yale: a néui
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 noey5-2
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 nêu5-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit阿女
Usage notes
editIn Hong Kong Cantonese, it is usually used by parents as an endearing name or by others to refer to someone else's daughter.