粵

大daai6家gaa1閨gwai1秀sau3

simp大家闺秀
daai6 gaa1 gwai1 sau3dà jiā guī xiù

English

  1. girl from a wealthy family
  2. unmarried daughter of a noble house
  3. girl from respected/cultured families

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 出身大户人家、富裕家庭嘅女子

Examples

  • 人地係大家閨秀,你呢啲窮矮毒就唔好妄想人地喇。

    She comes from a wealthy family, so don't expect to have any chances with her.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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