姊妹
Chinese
edit| older sister | younger sister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (姊妹) | 姊 | 妹 | |
| simp. #(姊妹) | 姊 | 妹 | |
| alternative forms | 姉妹／姊妹 | ||
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi3 mei4
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зымый (zɨmɨy, II-0) / зымый (zɨmɨy, II-I)
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi2 mui6 / zi2 mui6-2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): dei2 moi4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chí-moi
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5tsy-me
- Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): zr3 mei
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhmèi
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-mei4
- Yale: dž-mèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyymey
- Palladius: цзымэй (czymɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, vernacular, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiěmèi
- Wade–Giles: chieh3-mei4
- Yale: jyě-mèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieemey
- Palladius: цземэй (czemɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: zi3 mei4
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zmei
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵³ mei²¹³/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зымый (zɨmɨy, II-0) / зымый (zɨmɨy, II-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ mei⁰/, /t͡sz̩⁵¹ mei²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese, literary, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 mui6 / zi2 mui6-2
- Yale: jí muih / jí múi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 mui6 / dzi2 mui6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 mui6 / ji2 mui6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ muːi̯²²/, /t͡siː³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: dei2 moi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tei⁵⁵ ᵐbᵘɔi²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chí-moi
- Hakka Romanization System: jiˋ moi
- Hagfa Pinyim: ji3 moi4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡si³¹ moi̯⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Philippines, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bē
- Tâi-lô: tsí-bē
- Phofsit Daibuun: cy'be
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be³³/
- IPA (Singapore): /t͡si⁴²⁻²⁴ be²²/
- IPA (Philippines): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ be⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Sanxia, Kinmen)
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Yilan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-mōe
- Tâi-lô: tsí-muē
- Phofsit Daibuun: cymoe
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ muẽ³³/
- IPA (Yilan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muẽ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-māi
- Tâi-lô: tsí-māi
- Phofsit Daibuun: cymai
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi²²/
- IPA (Tainan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mãi³³/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-moāi
- Tâi-lô: tsí-muāi
- Phofsit Daibuun: cymoai
- IPA (Tainan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muãi³³/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-běr
- Tâi-lô: tsí-běr
- IPA (Lukang): /t͡si⁵⁵⁻³⁵ bə³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zi2 muê7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí muē
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ mue¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Philippines, Singapore)
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Hengyang)
- Wiktionary: zr3 mei
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩³³ mei̯³/
- (Hengyang)
Noun
edit姊妹
- elder sister and younger sister; sisters
- sister (close female friend)
- sister (fellow female member of a religion) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 位 m c)
- (literary or dialectal) brothers and sisters
- (dialectal) younger sister
- (Cantonese) bridesmaid
Usage notes
edit- 姐姐 (jiějie, “elder sister”) and 妹妹 (mèimei, “younger sister”) are the usual nouns for referring to one's sister.
Synonyms
edit| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伴娘 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 伴娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 女儐相 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 女儐相 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 伴媽, 伴娘 |
| Yangzhou | 伴娘 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姊妹 |
| Hong Kong | 伴娘, 姊妹 | |
| Dongguan | 伴娘, 陪嫁娘 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 伴娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 伴娘 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伴嫁奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 新人伴 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 新娘伴, 新娘替, 伴嫁 |
| Quanzhou | 新儂伴, 新儂替 | |
| Zhangzhou | 新娘伴 | |
| Taipei | 送嫁, 新娘牚 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 伴嫁 | |
| Kaohsiung | 伴嫁 | |
| Yilan | 伴娘 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 伴行 | |
| Taichung | 伴嫁 | |
| Tainan | 伴嫁 | |
| Hsinchu | 伴嫁 | |
| Kinmen | 伴嫁 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 伴嫁 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 伴郎妹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 伴娘, 伴姑娘, 喜娘 |
| Jinhua | 陪堂姑娘 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 伴媽, 伴婆 |
Derived terms
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- Sichuanese lemmas
- Dungan lemmas
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- Taishanese lemmas
- Hakka lemmas
- Hokkien lemmas
- Teochew lemmas
- Wu lemmas
- Xiang lemmas
- Chinese nouns
- Mandarin nouns
- Sichuanese nouns
- Dungan nouns
- Cantonese nouns
- Taishanese nouns
- Hakka nouns
- Hokkien nouns
- Teochew nouns
- Wu nouns
- Xiang nouns
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 姊
- Chinese terms spelled with 妹
- Chinese nouns classified by 個/个
- Chinese nouns classified by 位
- Chinese literary terms
- Chinese dialectal terms
- Cantonese Chinese
- Chinese antonymous compounds
- zh:Female family members