老姑娘 (lǎo gū niáng) — old maid (unmarried woman, often pejorative); youngest daughter (in a family)

Definizione

老姑娘 is colloquial and usually pejorative for an unmarried woman past typical marrying age. In some dialects/families it simply means the youngest daughter.

noun
old maid (unmarried woman, often pejorative)youngest daughter (in a family)
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Esempi

  • 老姑娘
    Tā sān shí duō suì hái méi jié hūn, bié rén dōu jiào tā lǎo gū niáng.
    She's over thirty and still unmarried; people call her an old maid.
  • 老姑娘
    Tā shì jiā lǐ de lǎo gū niáng, fù mǔ zuì téng tā.
    She is the youngest daughter in the family; her parents dote on her the most.
  • 老姑娘
    Zài nà ge nián dài, dāng lǎo gū niáng shì yí jiàn hěn diū liǎn de shì.
    In those days, being an old maid was a very shameful thing.

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