姐姐

Chinese

		older sister	older sister
trad. (姐姐)		姐	姐
simp. ^#(姐姐)		姐	姐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiějie, jiějié

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ, ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

(Chengdu, SP): jie³ jie^3-2

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җеҗе (ži͡əži͡ə, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze^2-4 ze^2-1, ze^2-1 ze^2-1
Gan (Wiktionary): jia³ jia
Min Nan (POJ): chiá-chiá
Wu (Wiktionary): ²jia-jia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiějie
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiějie̊
  - Wade–Giles: chieh³-chieh⁵
  - Yale: jyě-jye
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiee.jie
  - Palladius: цзецзе (czecze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥jɛ⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiějié
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiějié
  - Wade–Giles: chieh³-chieh²
  - Yale: jyě-jyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieejye
  - Palladius: цзецзе (czecze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jie³ jie^3-2
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giegie
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛ⁵³ t͡ɕiɛ⁵³⁻²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җеҗе (ži͡əži͡ə, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiə⁵¹ t͡ɕiə²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze^2-4 ze^2-1, ze^2-1 ze^2-1
  - Yale: jèh jē, jē jē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze^2-4 dze^2-1, dze^2-1 dze^2-1
  - Guangdong Romanization: zé^2-4 zé^2-1, zé^2-1 zé^2-1
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/, /t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

Note:

ze4 ze1 - sister;
ze1 ze1 - female servant/domestic helper.

Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jia³ jia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕia²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕia¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiá-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: tsiá-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciafciar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕia⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕia⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕia⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕia⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕia⁴¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ²jia-jia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕia̱³³ t͡ɕia̱⁴⁴/

Noun

姐姐

elder sister; big sister (Classifier: 個／个; 位)
我昨天晚上給姐姐打電話了。 [MSC, trad.]
我昨天晚上给姐姐打电话了。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng gěi jiějiě dǎ diànhuà le. [Pinyin]
I phoned my sister last night.
Term of address for a female not much older than oneself.
(archaic) female servant
(Hong Kong Cantonese) female domestic helper

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 姐姐 (“elder sister”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		姊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姐姐
Mandarin	Beijing	姐姐, 姐
	Taiwan	姐姐
	Ulanhot	大姐
	Tongliao	大姐
	Chifeng	姐姐
	Bayanhot	姐姐
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	大姐
	Harbin	姐姐
	Shenyang	姐姐
	Yantai (Muping)	姐
	Jinan	姐姐
	Luoyang	姐
	Wanrong	姐
	Zhengzhou	姐
	Xi'an	姐
	Yinchuan	姐姐
	Lanzhou	姐姐
	Xining	姐姐, 姐
	Ürümqi	姐姐, 阿姐 Hui
	Wuhan	姐姐
	Huanggang	姐
	Chengdu	姐姐, 姐
	Guiyang	姐
	Kunming	姐姐
	Liuzhou	姐, 阿姐
	Xuzhou	姐姐
	Yangzhou	姐姐
	Nanjing	姐姐
	Hefei	姐姐
	Nantong	姐姐
	Malaysia	姐姐
	Singapore	姐姐
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	姐姐
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姐姐, 家姐, 阿姐, 大姊
	Hong Kong	家姐, 姐姐
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	大姊
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	家姐
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	阿姐
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	阿姐
	Macau	家姐
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	阿家 ><, 家姐 <>
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	阿姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	阿大 ><, 姐姐 ><, 大姊 <>
	Foshan	家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	大姊
	Foshan (Shunde)	家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Foshan (Sanshui)	家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿姐 ><
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	家姐 ><, 大姊 <>
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	阿家 ><, 大姊 <>
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	阿姐
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿姐
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿姐
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姐
	Taishan	阿姊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姐
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿姊
	Heshan (Yayao)	阿家
	Dongguan	家姐 ><, 大姊 <>
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	大姊, 姊 ><
	Shaoguan	家姐, 阿姐
	Yunfu	阿姐, 大姐
	Yangjiang	大姊, 大姐, 阿姐
	Xinyi	阿𡜵, 大𡜵
	Lianjiang	大姊, 姐姐
	Danzhou	姊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	家姐
	Singapore (Guangfu)	家姐
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	家姐
Gan	Nanchang	姐姐, 姐
	Lichuan	霞姊
	Pingxiang	姐姐
Hakka	Meixian	阿姊
	Xingning	阿姊
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	阿姐
	Huiyang	阿姊
	Huidong (Daling)	阿姊
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	阿姐
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	阿姐
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Changbu)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Meilin)	阿姐
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	阿姊
	Wengyuan	阿姊
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	姊姊
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	阿姊
	Liannan	阿姊
	Conghua (Lütian)	阿姊
	Jiexi	阿姊
	Luhe	阿姊
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	阿姊
	Changting	姊姊, 姊里
	Wuping	老姊
	Wuping (Yanqian)	阿姊
	Wuping (Pingyu)	姊
	Liancheng	嫫姐
	Ninghua	姊姊
	Yudu	姊姊
	Ningdu	姊姊
	Ruijin	姐姐
	Shicheng	姊姊
	Shangyou (Shexi)	姊姊
	Tonggu (Sandu)	姊姊
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	大姊
	Dayu	姊佬
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿姊
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿姊
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿姊
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿姊
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿姊
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿姊
	Hong Kong	阿姐
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	阿姊
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	阿姊
	Xinyi (Sihe)	大姊
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	阿姊
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	阿姊
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	阿姊
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	阿姊
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	阿姊
	Mengshan (Xihe)	姐
	Luchuan	姊
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿姊
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿姊
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	阿姊
	Singkawang	阿姊
Huizhou	Jixi	姐姐, 姐
	Shexian	姐姐
	Tunxi	姐兒
	Xiuning	阿姐
	Yixian	姐姐
	Qimen	姐兒
	Wuyuan	姐, 姐姐
	Fuliang	姐, 姐姐
	Dexing	姊
Jin	Taiyuan	姐姐
	Pingyao	大大
	Xinzhou	姐姐, 姐姐啊, 呀姐
	Taibus (Baochang)	姐姐
	Linhe	姐姐
	Jining	姐姐
	Hohhot	姐姐
	Baotou	姐姐
	Dongsheng	姐姐
	Haibowan	姐姐
Min Bei	Jian'ou	姊仔, 姊姊
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	阿姊
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	阿姊
	Jianyang	姊仔
	Wuyishan	姊仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	阿姊
Min Dong	Fuzhou	依姐
	Changle	依姐
	Fuqing	阿姊
	Yongtai	依姐
	Gutian	姐
	Fu'an	姊哥
	Ningde	姊
	Shouning	阿姊
	Zhouning	阿姊
	Fuding	阿姊
	Matsu	依姐
Min Nan	Xiamen	阿姊, 阿姊仔, 姊仔
	Quanzhou	阿姊, 姊
	Jinjiang	阿姊
	Yongchun	阿姊, 大姊
	Dehua	阿姊
	Zhangzhou	阿姊
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	大姊
	Zhangpu	阿姊
	Zhao'an	姊
	Taipei	阿姊
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	阿姊
	Kaohsiung	阿姊
	Yilan	阿姊
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姊
	Taichung	阿姊
	Tainan	阿姊
	Hsinchu	阿姊
	Kinmen	俺姊
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姊
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姊, 姊, 姊姊
	Singapore (Hokkien)	大姊, 阿姊
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姊
	Zhangping	姐
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	俺姐
	Datian	阿姐
	Chaozhou	阿姐
	Shantou	姐
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	阿姐
	Jieyang	阿姐
	Haifeng	姐姐
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姐
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姐
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姐
	Leizhou	尼姊, 姊
	Wenchang	姐, 大姊, 阿姐
	Haikou	阿姐, 大姊
	Singapore (Hainanese)	阿姐
Puxian Min	Putian	阿姊
Puxian Min	Xianyou	阿咍, 阿姊
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	家 ><, 大姐 <>
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	姐, 千金小 euphemistic
Shehua	Fu'an	阿姊
	Fuding	阿姊
	Luoyuan	阿姊
	Sanming	阿姊
	Shunchang	阿姊
	Hua'an	阿姊
	Guixi (Zhangping)	阿姊
	Cangnan	姊
	Jingning	阿姊
	Lishui	姊
	Longyou	阿姊
	Chaozhou	阿姊
	Fengshun	阿姊
Wu	Shanghai	姐姐, 阿姐, 姊姊, 阿姊
	Shanghai (Chongming)	阿姐, 姐姐
	Suzhou	阿姐, 姐姐
	Wuxi	阿姊, 姐姐
	Danyang	姐姐
	Hangzhou	阿姐, 姐姐
	Ningbo	阿姐, 阿姊, 姐姐, 姊姊
	Wenzhou	阿姹, 阿姐
	Jinhua	姊姊兒, 姊姊
Xiang	Changsha	姐姐
	Loudi	姐姐, 姊姊
	Shuangfeng	姐姐
Note	>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face

Coordinate terms

妹妹 (mèimei, “younger sister”)
哥哥 (gēge, “elder brother”)
弟弟 (dìdi, “younger brother”)

Derived terms

姐姐仔

小姐姐 (xiǎojiějie)

Related terms

姐妹 (jiěmèi, “elder sister and younger sister; sisters”)

姐姐

Chinese

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