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姐姐
Mandarin · pinyin jiě jie
Meanings
- older sister
- Classifier: 個 gè
Characters in this entry
- 姐
- jiě · elder sister, young lady
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Mandarin tones
3–5 · jie3 jie5
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ze2 ze2 · ze4 ze1
Cantonese word readings for 姐姐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ze2 ze2
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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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