妹妹

Chinese

younger sister younger sister
trad. (妹妹)
simp. #(妹妹)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • mui6-4 mui6-2 - vernacular;
  • mui6 mui6 - literary.
  • Hakka
  • Jin
    • (Taiyuan)+
      • Wiktionary: mei3 mei3-2
      • Sinological IPA (old-style): /mei⁴⁵ mei⁴⁵⁻⁵³/
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6me-me6
      • MiniDict: me me
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3me-me3
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /me²² me⁴⁴/
    • (Northern: Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 2me6-me6
      • MiniDict: me me
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /me²² me³³/
  • Xiang
    • (Hengyang)
      • Wiktionary: mei5* mei
      • Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²¹³⁻³¹ mei̯³/

Noun

妹妹

  1. younger sister
    媽媽總是向著妹妹 [MSC, trad.]
    妈妈总是向着妹妹 [MSC, simp.]
    Māma zǒngshì xiàngzhe mèimei. [Pinyin]
    Mum always favours my younger sister.
  2. (euphemistic) vulva; female genitalia

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • 姐姐 (jiějie, “elder sister”)
  • 哥哥 (gēge, “elder brother”)
  • 弟弟 (dìdi, “younger brother”)

See also

Proper noun

妹妹

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Carrie Lam

Coordinate terms