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姐姐

Mandarin · pinyin jiě jie

older sister
Classifier: 個 gè

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姐: jiě · elder sister, young lady

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3–5 · jie3 jie5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ze2 ze2 · ze4 ze1

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noun

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

name

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Regina Ip

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