粵

姑gu1娘noeng4

gu1 noeng4gū niang

English

  1. girl
  2. (noun) nurse;
  3. female nurse
  4. young woman
  5. title of female social workers
  6. young lady
  7. unmarried woman; maiden
  8. daughter
  9. paternal aunt (old)

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對女性護士嘅稱呼;男性嘅護士可以叫「阿sir」
  2. 對女性社工嘅稱謂;通常只會用嚟做個人名嘅後綴,而唔會將個職業叫做「姑娘」
  3. 未出嫁嘅女性,通常係比較後生嘅;呢個講法而家比較罕見

Examples

  • 黃姑娘係註冊社工。

    Ms Wong is a registered social worker. ----

  • 呢位姑娘今年貴庚呀?

    May I know your age, my lady?

  • 可唔可以幫我叫個姑娘嚟呀?

    Can you call a nurse for me? ----

  • 慎也娶了个漂亮姑娘。

    Shinya married a pretty girl.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 别对我放肆,小姑娘!

    Don't get sassy with me young lady!

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 妳是世上最美的姑娘。

    You're the most beautiful girl in the world.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 这个岗位不合适小姑娘。

    The job is not suitable for young girls.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 他娶了一個加拿大姑娘。

    He married a Canadian girl.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

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

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