阿姐
aa3 ze2aa3 ze1ā jiě
English
- auntie (spoken)
- casual form of address to a woman, in a laudatory sense
- casual form of address to a woman, in a slightly offensive sense
- casual form of address to a middle-aged or elder woman
粵語 — Cantonese
- 非正式、比較輕鬆嘅場合中對女人嘅稱謂,帶尊敬意味
- 非正式、比較輕鬆嘅場合中對女人嘅稱謂,略帶挑釁意味
- 非正式、比較輕鬆嘅場合中對中年至年老女人嘅稱謂(量詞:個)
Examples
全公司都睇阿姐頭㗎!
The entire company follows her lead! ----
茶水間個阿姐四點會打掃。
The tea lady cleans up at 4.
阿姐!嚟多籠燒賣吖唔該。
Waitress! Another basket of pork dumplings, please.
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阿姐,你啲嘢塞住條路,叫人點行?
Lady, your stuff has been blocking the road, how are the others supposed to get through? ----
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk