hok6 mui2學妹学妹
Jyutpinghok6 mui2
Yalehohk múi
Definition
A female schoolmate who is younger or in a lower grade; female junior.
colloquialschoolpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to a female student who entered the same institution after the speaker. While the term is widely understood, it is more commonly used in university settings or among members of the same club or society. It carries a slightly affectionate or protective tone when used by a senior.
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go3個goExamples
She is my junior from secondary school.
Related words
Common phrases
university junior
Common mistake
Avoid using this term to refer to a girl who is simply younger than you but attends a different school, as it strictly implies a shared institutional history.
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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.
