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娣
Mandarin · pinyin dì
Meanings
- wife of a younger brother
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- 娣
- dì · younger sister, sister-in-law
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Mandarin tones
4 · di4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dai6 · tai5 · tai6
Cantonese word readings for 娣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) younger of two women married to a man; (in general) concubine of a man
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) younger sister
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) wife of husband's younger brother
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mother's younger sister
- a surname
- Used in female given name to symbolize parents' hope that she will have a younger brother.
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