faa1 neoi2花女
Jyutpingfaa1 neoi2
Yalefā néui
Definition
Flower girl; a young girl who carries or scatters flowers during a wedding ceremony.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a young girl who participates in a wedding procession, usually by carrying a basket of flowers or scattering petals. It is a borrowed concept from Western wedding traditions that has become common in modern Hong Kong ceremonies. The term is strictly reserved for this ceremonial role and is not used to describe a girl who sells flowers.
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That flower girl is dressed very beautifully today.
Who did you find to be the flower girl for your wedding?
Related words
Common phrases
to serve as a flower girl
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 賣花女, which refers to a girl or woman who sells flowers for a living, often seen on the street or in nightlife districts.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
