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姊妹

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ mèi

(older and younger) sisters
sister (school, city etc)

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姊: zǐ · elder sister
妹: mèi · younger sister

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3–4 · zi3 mei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi2 mui2 · zi2 mui6

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noun

elder sister and younger sister; sisters
sister (close female friend)
sister (fellow female member of a religion) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 位 m c)
(dialectal) brothers and sisters
(dialectal) younger sister
(Cantonese) bridesmaid

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