小姐 — meaning in English
xiǎo jie
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English meaning
- fraulein noun A title for a young, unmarried German-speaking woman, equivalent to "Miss."
- mademoiselle noun A polite title for an unmarried woman or young girl, especially in France.
- miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
- Missy noun An informal, often teasing or mildly scolding way of addressing a young woman or girl.
- señorita noun A Spanish title and form of address for a young or unmarried woman, equivalent to Miss.
Senses
小姐 is used for these senses in English:
- Miss (often disparaging or sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman.
- beauty queen (idiomatic) The female winner of a beauty contest.
- fraulein A young German woman.
- mademoiselle Courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
- miss An unmarried woman; a girl.
- missy A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
- señorita A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community.