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Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
靚女
- (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) beautiful woman or girl; beauty; lovely lady (Classifier: 個／个; 位)
- (Cantonese, by extension) Informal term of address to an adult woman: miss
靚女，畀碟豉油我吖，唔該！ [Cantonese, trad.]
靓女，畀碟豉油我吖，唔该！ [Cantonese, simp.]- leng3 neoi5-2, bei2 dip6 si6 jau4 ngo5 aa1, m4 goi1!
- (To a waitress) Hi, can you give me a plate of soy sauce, please?
- (Cantonese, restaurant jargon) Alternative name for 白粥 (báizhōu, “plain congee”).
Synonyms
- 佳人 (jiārén)
- 佳麗 / 佳丽 (jiālì) (literary)
- 出水芙蓉 (chūshuǐfúróng) (figurative)
- 嫭 (hù) (literary)
- 嬌 / 娇 (jiāo)
- 紅顏 / 红颜 (hóngyán) (literary, figurative)
- 美人 (měirén)
- 美女 (měinǚ)
- 行雨 (xíngyǔ) (literary, figurative)
- 麗人 / 丽人 (lìrén) (literary)
Dialectal synonyms of
美女 (“beautiful woman”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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美女, 美人, 佳人, 佳麗, 麗人, 紅顏, 嬋娟
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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美女, 美人, 佳人
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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美人兒
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| Taiwan
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美女
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| Singapore
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美女
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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靚女
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| Hong Kong
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靚女
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| Taishan
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靚女
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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靚女
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| Dongguan
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靚女
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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靚女
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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靚女
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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標緻妹仔, 靚妹仔, 靚女
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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靚女
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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媠查某
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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媠查某
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| Quanzhou
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媠查某
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| Anxi
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媠查某
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| Zhangzhou
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媠查某
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| Zhao'an
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媠查某
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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媠查某, 俏母
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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媠查某
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| Shantou
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雅諸娘
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| Jieyang
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雅諸娘, 雅儂
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| Leizhou
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顯娘
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| Wenchang
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靚母
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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靚母
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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靚妹
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Coordinate terms
- (beautiful woman): 靚仔／靓仔 (liàngzǎi)
Adjective
靚女
- (Cantonese, of a girl) pretty; beautiful; good-looking
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
靚女
- (literary, obsolete) beautiful woman wearing heavy make-up
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 靚女 – see 𡃁女 (“young girl”).
(This term is a variant form of 𡃁女). |