duk6 sang1 neoi5獨生女独生女
Jyutpingduk6 sang1 neoi5
Yaleduhk sāng néuih
Definition
An only daughter; a girl with no siblings.
colloquialfamilypeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to a female child who has no siblings. While the term is descriptive, it often carries a slight social connotation regarding how the person was raised, sometimes implying they are accustomed to being the sole focus of their parents' attention.
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go3個goExamples
She is the only daughter in the family and is very spoiled.
Related words
Common phrases
the only daughter in the family
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 獨女, which is a more formal or literary way to refer to an only daughter but is less common in casual spoken Cantonese.
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