姐姐

Chinese

		older sister	older sister
simp. and trad. (姐姐)		姐	姐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiějie

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ

(Chengdu, SP): jie³ jie^3-2

(Dungan, Cyrillic): җеҗе (ži͡əži͡ə, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze^2-4 ze^2-1
Min Nan (POJ): chiá-chiá
Wu (Wiktionary): jia jia (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiějie
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiie.jie
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jie³ jie^3-2
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giegie
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɛ⁵³ t͡ɕiɛ⁵³⁻²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: җеҗе (ži͡əži͡ə, II-I)
  - 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
  - Yale: jèh jē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze^2-4 dze^2-1
  - Guangdong Romanization: zé⁴ zé¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/
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: jia jia (T2)
  - 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
	Harbin	姐姐
	Shenyang	姐姐
	Hailar	大姐
	Ulanhot	大姐
	Tongliao	大姐
	Chifeng	姐姐
	Bayanhot	姐姐
	Jinan	姐姐
	Muping	姐
	Luoyang	姐
	Wanrong	姐
	Xi'an	姐
	Zhengzhou	姐
	Xining	姐姐, 姐
	Xuzhou	姐姐
	Yinchuan	姐姐
	Lanzhou	姐姐
	Ürümqi	姐姐, 阿姐 Hui
	Wuhan	姐姐
	Huanggang	姐
	Chengdu	姐姐, 姐
	Guiyang	姐
	Liuzhou	姐, 阿姐
	Kunming	姐姐
	Yangzhou	姐姐
	Nanjing	姐姐
	Hefei	姐姐
	Nantong	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
	Foshan	大姐, 家姐
	Shunde	大姐, 家姐
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	大姊, 家姐
	Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)	阿姐
	Doumen	阿姐
	Taishan	阿姊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姐
	Dongguan	大姊, 家姐
	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	家姐
	Ho Chi Minh City	家姐
Gan	Nanchang	姐姐, 姐
	Lichuan	霞姊
	Pingxiang	姐姐
Hakka	Meixian	阿姊
	Xingning	阿姊
	Huidong (Daling)	阿姊
	Qujiang	姊姊
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	阿姊
	Changting	姊姊
	Pingyu	姊
	Wuping	老姊
	Liancheng	嫫姐
	Ninghua	姊姊
	Yudu	姊姊
	Ruijin	姐姐
	Shicheng	姊姊
	Shangyou	姊姊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿姊
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	阿姊
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	阿姊
	Dongshi (Dabu)	阿姊
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	阿姊
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	阿姊
	Hong Kong	阿姐
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿姊
	Senai	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
	Baochang	姐姐
	Jining	姐姐
	Hohhot	姐姐
	Baotou	姐姐
	Dongsheng	姐姐
	Linhe	姐姐
	Haibowan	姐姐
Min Bei	Jian'ou	姊仔, 姊姊
	Dikou	阿姊
	Zhenqian	阿姊
	Jianyang	姊仔
	Wuyishan	姊仔
	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
	Changtai	大姊
	Zhangpu	阿姊
	Taipei	阿姊
	Kaohsiung	阿姊
	Tainan	阿姊
	Taichung	阿姊
	Hsinchu	阿姊
	Lukang	阿姊
	Sanxia	阿姊
	Yilan	阿姊
	Kinmen	俺姊
	Magong	阿姊
	Penang	姊, 姊姊
	Singapore	阿姊
	Philippines (Manila)	阿姊
	Zhangping	姐
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	俺姐
	Datian	阿姐
	Chaozhou	阿姐
	Shantou	姐
	Haifeng	姐姐
	Johor Bahru	阿姐
	Wenchang	姐, 大姊
	Haikou	阿姐, 大姊
	Leizhou	尼姊, 姊
Puxian Min	Putian	阿姊
Puxian Min	Xianyou	阿咍, 阿姊
Pinghua	Nanning	姐
Shehua	Fu'an	阿姊
	Fuding	阿姊
	Luoyuan	阿姊
	Sanming	阿姊
	Shunchang	阿姊
	Hua'an	阿姊
	Guixi	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
	Suzhou	阿姐, 姐姐
	Wuxi	阿姊, 姐姐
	Hangzhou	阿姐, 姐姐
	Wenzhou	阿姹, 阿姐
	Chongming	阿姐, 姐姐
	Danyang	姐姐
	Jinhua	姊姊兒, 姊姊
	Ningbo	阿姐, 阿姊, 姐姐
Xiang	Changsha	姐姐
	Shuangfeng	姐姐
	Loudi	姐姐, 姊姊

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

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