靓女

靚女

liàngnǚ

noun

Meanings

1 pretty girl (Cantonese)
2 miss (used as address in Guangdong / Hong Kong)

Characters

pretty, good-looking

Examples

靓女，请问这个多少钱？

Liàngnǚ, qǐngwèn zhège duōshao qián?

Miss, how much is this?

广州的靓女真不少。

Guǎngzhōu de liàngnǚ zhēn bùshǎo.

There are lots of pretty girls in Guangzhou.

Tips

culture

A Cantonese import: in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, shopkeepers and strangers use 靓女 as a polite way to address any younger woman, the way northerners use 美女. Male counterpart is 靓仔.

Stroke Order

靓 liàng

女 nǚ