姐姐
Chinese
edit| older sister | older sister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (姐姐) | 姐 | 姐 | |
| simp. #(姐姐) | 姐 | 姐 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jie3 jie3-2
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җеҗе (ži͡əži͡ə, II-I)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ze2-4 ze2-1 / ze2-1 ze2-1
- Gan (Wiktionary): jia3 jia
- Jin (Wiktionary): jie2 jie2-1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiá-chiá
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5cia-cia
- Xiang
- (Changsha, Wiktionary): zie3 zie / zia3 zia
- (Loudi, Wiktionary): zio3 zio
- (Hengyang, Wiktionary): jia3 jia
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiějie̊
- Wade–Giles: chieh3-chieh5
- Yale: jyě-jye
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiee.jie
- Palladius: цзецзе (czecze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiějié
- Wade–Giles: chieh3-chieh2
- Yale: jyě-jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieejye
- Palladius: цзецзе (czecze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: jie3 jie3-2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giegie
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiɛ⁵³ t͡ɕiɛ⁵³⁻²¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җеҗе (ži͡əži͡ə, II-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiə⁵¹ t͡ɕiə²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ze2-4 ze2-1 / ze2-1 ze2-1
- Yale: jèh jē / jē jē
- Cantonese Pinyin: dze2-4 dze2-1 / dze2-1 dze2-1
- Guangdong Romanization: zé2-4 zé2-1 / zé2-1 zé2-1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/, /t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note:
- ze4 ze1 - for all instances;
- ze1 ze1 - female servant/domestic helper.
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: jia3 jia
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕia²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕia¹/
- (Nanchang)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: jie2 jie2-1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie⁵³ t͡ɕie⁵³⁻¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: zie3 zie / zia3 zia
- Sinological IPA (key) (old-style): /t͡si̯e̞⁴¹ t͡si̯e̞³/, /t͡si̯a̠⁴¹ t͡si̯a̠³/
- Sinological IPA (key) (new-style): /t͡ɕi̯e̞⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯e̞³/, /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠³/
- (Loudi)
- Wiktionary: zio3 zio
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡si̯ɔ⁴² t͡si̯ɔ³/
- (Hengyang)
- Wiktionary: jia3 jia
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä³³ t͡ɕi̯ä³/
- (Changsha)
Noun
edit姐姐
- elder sister; big sister (Classifier: 個／个; 位)
- Term of address for a female not much older than oneself.
- (archaic) female servant
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) female domestic helper
Synonyms
editDialectal synonyms of 姐姐 (“elder sister”) [map]
Coordinate terms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
edit- 姐妹 (jiěmèi, “elder sister and younger sister; sisters”)
See also
editProper noun
edit姐姐
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