Chinese Word of the Day

姐妹
jiě mèi

sister

Definitions

Chinese > English
姐妹	jiěmèi
1. n. elder sister and younger sister; sisters
English > Chinese
sister
1. 名词. 姐姐、妹妹、姐妹
Components
姐	jiě
1. elder sister
姐姐 - elder sister
姐妹 - sisters
2. woman; lady; madame
小姐 - young lady, Miss
3. (dialectal) mother
4. (archaic) Alternative form of 㜘 (jù, t=pampered; spoiled)
5. Simplified form of 啫
啫	zē
1. (Cantonese) sentence final particle: only; just; simply; merely
2. (Cantonese) Used to form critical questions.
你琴日去咗邊啫？ - Where exactly did you go yesterday?
你想點啫？ - What do you want?
好彩冇事啫。 - At least nothing happened.
3. Variant of 脧
4. Variant of 嗜
5. (Cantonese) to target, to annoy someone verbally
啫zoe1住
6. Only used in 啫喱/啫哩, jelly
妹	mèi
1. younger sister
2. girl; young female
3. (Hakka) daughter
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