neoi5 ji4女兒女儿
Jyutpingneoi5 ji4
Yalenéuih yìh
Definition
Daughter; a female child that one has raised.
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How it's used
While 女兒 is the formal term for daughter, it is rarely used in daily spoken Cantonese. Most people prefer to use 女 or 個女 when talking about their own or someone else's children. Using 女兒 in casual conversation can sound overly formal or like you are reading from a script.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse the classifier 個 with the noun 女. When referring to a daughter, you must say 個女, where 個 is the classifier and 女 is the noun, rather than just saying 女 alone.
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Grammar guides
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