姊妹

See also: 姉妹 and 姐妹

Chinese

		older sister	younger sister
simp. and trad. (姊妹)		姊	妹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐmèi, jiěmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ, ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): zi² mui⁶, zi² moi^6-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): di² moi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chí-moi
Min Nan (POJ): chí-bē / chí-bēr / chí-mōe / chí-māi / chí-moāi / chí-běr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǐmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyymey
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jiěmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiiemey
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    姊妹
    姐妹
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² mui⁶, zi² moi^6-2
  - Yale: jí muih, jí mói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² mui⁶, dzi² moi^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² mui⁶, ji² moi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ muːi̯²²/, /t͡siː³⁵ mɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: di² moi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ ᵐbᵘɔi²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chí-moi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ji` moi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ji³ moi⁴
  - IPA: /t͡ɕi³¹ mo̯i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bē
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-bē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'be
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be³³/
  - IPA (Philippines): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ be⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Sanxia, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bēr
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-bēr
  - IPA (Kinmen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻²⁴ bə²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-mōe
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-muē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cymoe
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ muẽ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-māi
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-māi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cymai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãɪ²²/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-moāi
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-muāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cymoai
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-běr
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-běr

Noun

姊妹

elder sister and younger sister; sisters
(figuratively) sister
brothers and sisters

Usage notes

姐姐 (jiějie, “elder sister”) and 妹妹 (mèimèi, “younger sister”) are the usual nouns for referring to one's sister.

Synonyms

姐妹 (jiěmèi)

Derived terms

姊妹城市 (zǐmèi chéngshì)

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