粵

表biu2姐ze2

biu2 ze2biǎo jiě

English

  1. older female cousin through a female relative
  2. the daughter of a sibling of one's mother, or of one's paternal aunt, who is older than oneself; elder female cousin with another family name ----
  3. another address used before for a young woman from mainland China

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 姑媽、姑姐、姨媽、阿姨或舅父個女,比自己年紀大(量詞:個)
  2. 以往對來自中國嘅後生女人嘅別稱

Examples

  • 玛丽和珍是表姐妹。

    Mary and Jane are cousins.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 《表姐,妳好嘢!》

    "Her Fatal Ways" (a Hong Kong film featuring a female national security officer in mainland China)

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

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