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大姐

Mandarin · pinyin dà jiě

big sister
elder sister
older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
姐: jiě · elder sister, young lady

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4–3 · da4 jie3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 ze2

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noun

eldest sister
A polite term of address for a woman slightly older than the speaker.
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) official wife (as opposed to a concubine)

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