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Can a girl use Hia((เฮีย) to call a guy instead of Phi'(พี่)?
Can a girl use Hia((เฮีย) to call a guy instead of Phi'(พี่)?
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Yes, both male and female can use "เฮีย" to address someone (male) who's older than them. To address someone (female) who's older than the speaker, it'd be "เจ้".
*These two words "เฮีย" and "เจ้" are Chinese-borrowed words.
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@PrincessKill Then I can call any guy older than me "เฮีย" and any girl older than me "เจ้" even if they or i are not descendants of Chinese (like no blood relation to anyone Chinese)?
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@haeunnn10 Normally we use "เฮีย/เจ้" with those who have Chinese look. Speaker's appearance (caucasian, latin, etc.) doesn't matter. 😊
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