妹紙
See also: 妹纸
Chinese
| younger sister | phonetic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (妹紙) | 妹 | 紙 | |
| simp. (妹纸) | 妹 | 纸 | |
Etymology
From 妹子 (mèizi, “younger sister, young female”), with replacement of the diminutive suffix 子 (zǐ, “child, son”) by the close-sounding retroflexed counterpart 紙/纸 (zhǐ, “paper”). See also 孩紙/孩纸 (háizhǐ, “child, kid”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mèizhǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˋ ㄓˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mèijhǐh
- Wade–Giles: mei4-chih3
- Yale: mèi-jř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meyjyy
- Palladius: мэйчжи (mɛjčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
妹紙