miu6 ling4 siu3 neoi5妙齡少女妙龄少女

Jyutpingmiu6 ling4 siu3 neoi5

Yalemiuh lìhng siu néuih

Definition

Young girl; a young woman in her prime.

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How it's used

This term is primarily used in formal writing, news reports, or police descriptions to refer to girls in their late teens or early twenties. It carries a slightly literary or journalistic tone, so it sounds quite unnatural and overly dramatic if used in casual daily conversation. People usually just say 女仔 or 後生女 when talking about young women in normal life.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

go2嗰dou6度jau5有gei2幾go3個miu6妙ling4齡siu3少neoi5女hai2喺dou6度king1傾gai2偈。

There are a few young girls chatting over there.

nei5你gin3見m4唔gin3見dou3到go2嗰go3個miu6妙ling4齡siu3少neoi5女aa4呀？

Do you see that young girl?

Common phrases

miu6妙ling4齡siu3少neoi5女sat1失zung1蹤

young girl goes missing

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this in casual settings, which makes them sound like they are reading from a newspaper or a crime report. It is not a standard way to describe a friend or a person you meet on the street.