姊妹

See also: 姉妹 and 姐妹

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zǐmèi, jiěmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ, ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi³ mei⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зымый (zɨmɨy, II-0) / зымый (zɨmɨy, II-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi² mui⁶, zi² mui^6-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): dei² moi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chí-moi
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chí-bē / chí-bēr / chí-mōe / chí-māi / chí-moāi / chí-běr

(Teochew, Peng'im): zi² muê⁷
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Shanghainese): ⁵tsy-me

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhmèi
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-mei⁴
  - Yale: dž-mèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyymey
  - Palladius: цзымэй (czymɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, vernacular, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiěmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiěmèi
  - Wade–Giles: chieh³-mei⁴
  - Yale: jyě-mèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieemey
  - Palladius: цземэй (czemɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zi³ mei⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zmei
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵³ mei²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зымый (zɨmɨy, II-0) / зымый (zɨmɨy, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ mei⁰/, /t͡sz̩⁵¹ mei²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² mui⁶, zi² mui^6-2
  - Yale: jí muih, jí múi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² mui⁶, dzi² mui^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² mui⁶, ji² mui^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ muːi̯²²/, /t͡siː³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: dei² moi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tei⁵⁵ ᵐbᵘɔi²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chí-moi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ji` moi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ji³ moi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕi³¹ moi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bē
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-bē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'be
  - IPA (Singapore): /t͡ɕi⁴²⁻²⁴ be²²/
  - 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 (Yilan): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muẽ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ muẽ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-māi
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-māi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cymai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi²²/
  - IPA (Tainan): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mãi³³/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-moāi
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-muāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cymoai
  - IPA (Tainan): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muãi³³/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-běr
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-běr
  - IPA (Lukang): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁻³⁵ bə³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zi² muê⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí muē
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵²⁻³⁵ mue¹¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsy-me
  - Wiktionary Romanisation: ²tsr-me
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩³³ me̞⁴⁴/

Noun

姊妹

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)
(literary or dialectal) brothers and sisters
(dialectal) younger sister
(Cantonese) bridesmaid

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

兄弟姊妹 (xiōngdì zǐmèi)
十姊妹 (shízǐmèi)
堂姊妹
姊妹城 (zǐmèichéng)
姊妹城市 (zǐmèi chéngshì)
妻姊妹婚
姊妹市 (zǐmèishì)
姊妹校
姊妹盟
姊妹行
手帕姊妹
胞姊妹
表姊妹
香火姊妹

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