jing3 ziu6 neoi5 long4應召女郎应召女郎
Jyutpingjing3 ziu6 neoi5 long4
Yaleying jiuh néuih lòhng
Definition
Call girl; a prostitute who conducts sex work through private contact.
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How it's used
This term carries a formal or journalistic tone, often appearing in news reports or crime-related discussions. It is rarely used in casual, face-to-face conversation to describe someone directly, as it sounds clinical and detached. For more informal or derogatory contexts, other slang terms are typically preferred.
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They suspect that unit is a den for call girls.
The police arrested several call girls at the hotel.
Related words
Common phrases
arrest call girls
Common mistake
Avoid using this term in polite or casual social settings, as it is highly specific to legal or media contexts and can sound overly stiff or judgmental if used in everyday speech.
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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.
