阿姐

See also: 阿姊

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	older sister
simp. and trad. (阿姐)		阿	姐

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ājiě

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄐㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ ze^2-1
Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ zê²
Wu (Wiktionary): aq jia (T4); aq ji (T4)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: ājiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄐㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ajiie
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    阿姊
    阿姐
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ ze^2-1
  - Yale: a jē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ dze^2-1
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ zé¹
  - IPA ^(key): /äː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: a¹ zê²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a tsé
  - IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ t͡se⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: aq jia (T4); aq ji (T4)
  - IPA ^(key): /a̱ʔ³³ t͡ɕia̱⁴⁴/, /a̱ʔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

阿姐

(chiefly Cantonese, Teochew, Wu) elder sister
(Cantonese, informal) A term of address capable or respectable woman.
有阿姐做頭，大家都放心。 [Cantonese, trad.]
有阿姐做头，大家都放心。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Jau⁵ aa³ ze^2-1 zou⁶ tau^4-2, daai⁶ gaa¹ dou¹ fong³ sam¹. [Jyutping]
With ma'am as our boss, we don't have to worry.
(Cantonese, informal) famous and experienced actress
(Cantonese, informal, slightly offensive) A term of address to a woman.
阿姐，好心妳唔好阻住嗮條路啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
阿姐，好心你唔好阻住嗮条路啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]
Aa³ ze^2-1, hou² sam¹ nei⁵ m⁴ hou² zo² zyu⁶ saai³ tiu⁴ lou⁶ laa¹! [Jyutping]
Lady, please do not block the road!
(Cantonese, informal) A term of address to a middle-aged or elderly woman.
阿姐，唔該一籠燒賣吖！ [Cantonese, trad.]
阿姐，唔该一笼烧卖吖！ [Cantonese, simp.]
Aa³ ze^2-1, m⁴ goi¹ jat¹ lung⁴ siu¹ maai^6-2 aa¹! [Jyutping]
Lady, please give me a basket of siu mai!

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

Proper noun

阿姐

(Hong Kong, informal) Liza Wang

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ ze²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ ze²
  - Yale: a jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ zé²
  - IPA ^(key): /äː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

阿姐

(Cantonese, dated, face-to-face) father's concubine

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