姐妹花

Chinese

		elder sister and younger sister; sisters	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (姐妹花)		姐妹	花
simp. #(姐妹花)		姐妹	花

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiěmèihuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ze² mui⁶ faa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiěmèihuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiěmèihua
    • Wade–Giles: chieh³-mei⁴-hua¹
    • Yale: jyě-mèi-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieemeyhua
    • Palladius: цземэйхуа (czemɛjxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiěmèihuār
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiěmèihuar
    • Wade–Giles: chieh³-mei⁴-hua¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: jyě-mèi-hwār
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieemeyhual
    • Palladius: цземэйхуар (czemɛjxuar)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ze² mui⁶ faa¹
    • Yale: jé muih fā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dze² mui⁶ faa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zé² mui⁶ fa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²² faː⁵⁵/

Noun

姐妹花

1. pair of pretty sisters

Derived terms

• 塑料姐妹花 (sùliào jiěmèihuā)