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令女
  ling6*3 neoi5*2   jyutping
pretty girl; beautiful lady [homophonic Syn.] 靚女

One theory of this term's origin: the younger generation is mimicking (or mocking) Mandarin speakers who pronounce 靚女 with an accent, which sounds like 令女. Now, the term is used mainly because it sounds fun or cute. Not necessarily offensive.
noun

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
令女

This word has been viewed 3252 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 11th Oct 2008 03:48 and last edited on 14th Nov 2009 12:31
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Characters in this word:

 ling6  -  order; cause; season
 neoi5 neoi2  -  woman; daughter
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