馬姐
maa5 ze2mǎ jiěinferred
English
- Chinese maid who is determined not to get married
粵語 — Cantonese
- 華裔嘅女僕人,通常終身不嫁。順德嘅方言中意思就喺「自梳女」
Examples
1920 年開始,香港政府立法唔畀人口買賣,於是打工嘅馬姐取代咗妹仔。
Since 1920, the Hong Kong government has made human trafficking illegal, and maids have replaced old-style slaves.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk