姐妹

See also: 姊妹, and 姉妹

Chinese

		older sister	younger sister
trad. (姐妹)		姐	妹
simp. #(姐妹)		姐	妹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiěmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ze² mui⁶ / ze² mui^6-2
• Jin (Wiktionary): jie² mei³
• Eastern Min (BUC): ciā-muói
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiá-bē / chiá-mūi / ché-māi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zê² muê⁷

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ci-me

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • 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/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 姊妹 姐妹

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ze² mui⁶ / ze² mui^6-2
    • Yale: jé muih / jé múi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dze² mui⁶ / dze² mui^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: zé² mui⁶ / zé² mui^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²²/, /t͡sɛː³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: jie² mei³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie⁵³ mei⁴⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciā-muói
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sia³³⁻⁵⁵ mui²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiá-bē
    • Tâi-lô: tsiá-bē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciafbe
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiá-mūi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiá-muī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciafmui
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ muĩ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ché-māi
    • Tâi-lô: tsé-māi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zefmai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zê² muê⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsé muē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡se⁵²⁻³⁵ mue¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ci-me
    • MiniDict: ci^去 me
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji-me
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ me⁴⁴/

Noun

姐妹

1. elder sister and younger sister; sisters
2. (neologism, fandom slang, chiefly feminine) term to address fellow/peer-netizens on social media platforms

   謝謝姐妹送的穀子 [MSC, trad.]
   谢谢姐妹送的谷子 [MSC, simp.]

   xièxiè jiěmèi sòng de gǔzǐ [Pinyin]

   Thanks to the fellow for the ACG goods you sent

3. (LGBTQ slang) gay

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 姐妹 (“sisters”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姐妹, 姊妹
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姐兒
	Taiwan	姐妹
	Singapore	姐妹
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	姊妹
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	姊妹
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姊妹
	Wuhan	姊妹
	Guilin	姊妹
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	姊妹
	Hefei	姊妹
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姊妹
	Hong Kong	姊妹
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	姊妹
	Macau	姊妹
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	姊妹
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	姐妹
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	姊妹
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	姊妹
	Foshan	姊妹
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	姊妹
	Foshan (Shunde)	姊妹
	Foshan (Sanshui)	姊妹
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	姊妹
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	姊妹
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	姊妹
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	姐妹
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	姊妹
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	姊妹
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	姊妹
	Taishan	姊妹
	Kaiping (Chikan)	姊妹
	Enping (Niujiang)	姊妹
	Heshan (Yayao)	姊妹
	Dongguan	姊妹
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	姊妹
	Yangjiang	姊妹
	Singapore (Guangfu)	姊妹
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	姊妹
Gan	Nanchang	姊妹
Hakka	Meixian	姊妹
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	姊妹
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	姊妹
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	姊妹
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	姊妹
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	姊妹
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	姊妹
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	姊妹
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	姊妹
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	姊妹
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	姊妹
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	姊妹
Jin	Taiyuan	姊妹
Northern Min	Jian'ou	姊妹
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	姐妹
Southern Min	Xiamen	姊妹, 姊妹仔
	Quanzhou	姊妹, 姊妹仔
	Jinjiang	姊妹仔
	Zhangzhou	姊妹, 姊妹仔
	Taipei	姊妹
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	姊妹
	Kaohsiung	姊妹
	Yilan	姊妹
	Changhua (Lukang)	姊妹
	Taichung	姊妹
	Tainan	姊妹
	Hsinchu	姊妹仔
	Kinmen	姊妹
	Penghu (Magong)	姊妹
	Singapore (Hokkien)	姊妹
	Chaozhou	姊妹, 姐妹
	Singapore (Teochew)	姐妹
	Wenchang	姊妹
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	姊妹
Wu	Shanghai	姊妹
	Suzhou	姊妹
	Ningbo	姊妹
	Wenzhou	姊妹
Xiang	Changsha	姊妹
	Shuangfeng	姊妹
	Hengyang	姊妹

Antonyms

• 兄弟 (xiōngdì)

Derived terms

• 兄弟姐妹 (xiōngdì jiěmèi)
• 好姐妹
• 姐妹城 (jiěmèichéng)
• 姐妹城市 (jiěmèi chéngshì)
• 姐妹市 (jiěmèishì)
• 姐妹花 (jiěmèihuā)
• 老姐妹兒／老姐妹儿
• 表姐妹 (biǎojiěmèi)
• 集美 (jíměi)

 

Related terms

• 姐姐 (jiějie)
• 妹妹 (mèimei)