空姐

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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): ㄎㄨㄥㄐㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ ze²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khong-chiá

(Teochew, Peng'im): kong¹ zê²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kōngjiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥㄐㄧㄝˇ
  - 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: ㄎㄨㄥㄐㄧㄝˇㄦ
  - 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

空姐

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

Synonyms

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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