hung1 zung1 siu2 ze2空中小姐
Jyutpinghung1 zung1 siu2 ze2
Yalehūng jūng síu jé
Definition
Female flight attendant; air stewardess.
colloquialworkpeople
How it's used
While the full term is used in formal contexts or when introducing someone's profession, the shortened form 空姐 is overwhelmingly preferred in casual conversation. The full term carries a slightly more professional or descriptive weight, similar to the difference between saying flight attendant versus stewardess. It is common to hear people refer to the job itself as 做空姐 rather than using the full four-character title.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
She has been a flight attendant for many years.
Related words
Common phrases
to work as a flight attendant
pretty flight attendant
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use the full term 空中小姐 in every situation, which can sound overly formal or stiff. In most daily interactions, simply using 空姐 is the natural choice.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
