old maid; spinster; youngest daughter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
old maid; spinster; unmarried older woman
Can be considered derogatory or insensitive in modern usage; use with caution. More neutral alternatives include '大龄未婚女性'.
Tā她
jīn今
nián年
sān三
shí十
bā八
suì岁
le了
，
hái还
shì是
gè个
lǎo老
gū姑
niang娘
。
She is thirty-eight this year and still an old maid.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
nián年
dài代
，
sān三
shí十
suì岁
hái还
méi没
chū出
jià嫁
de的
lǎo老
gū姑
niang娘
huì会
bèi被
rén人
shuō说
xián闲
huà话
。
In those days, an old maid who wasn't married by thirty would be gossiped about.
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Bié别
jiào叫
tā她
lǎo老
gū姑
niang娘
，
zhè这
gè个
cí词
xiàn现
zài在
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
bù不
tài太
zūn尊
zhòng重
。
Don't call her an old maid; this term sounds rather disrespectful nowadays.
noun
the youngest daughter
Neutral term used within families to refer to the youngest female child.
Tā她
shì是
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
lǎo老
gū姑
niang娘
，
shàng上
miàn面
yǒu有
sān三
gè个
gē哥
ge哥
。
She is the youngest daughter in the family, with three older brothers above her.
Zuò作
wéi为
lǎo老
gū姑
niang娘
，
tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
bèi备
shòu受
fù父
mǔ母
chǒng宠
ài爱
。
As the youngest daughter, she has been doted on by her parents since childhood.