gái già
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɣaːj˧˥ za̤ː˨˩/
Central
/ɣa̰ːj˩˧ jaː˧˧/
Southern
/ɣaːj˧˥ jaː˨˩/
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spinster
Noun
spinster
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
spinster
A term used to refer to an older woman who has never been married.
vi Cô ấy thường bị gọi trêu là gái già.
en She is often jokingly called a spinster.
Parts
gái / già / A compound of gái + già …
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Parts
gái / già / A compound of gái + già …
OriginA compound of gái + già
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𡛔伽
Candidates by syllable
gái
𡛔
già
伽（𦓅）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
gái / gái hóa / gái hư / gái giang hồ …
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Similar
gái / gái hóa / gái hư / gái giang hồ …
Use
con gái / cô gái / bạn gái / bé gái …
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Use
con gái / cô gái / bạn gái / bé gái …