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靓女

靚女
liàngnǚ
noun

Meanings

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

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 bù shǎo.
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