阿姊
See also: 阿姐
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
older sister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿姊) | 阿 | 姊 | |
| simp. #(阿姊) | 阿 | 姊 | |
| alternative forms | 阿姐 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): aa3 zi2
- Hakka
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a1 zi3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-chí / a-ché / á-chí / á-ché
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: āzǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: azǐh
- Wade–Giles: a1-tzŭ3
- Yale: ā-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: atzyy
- Palladius: ацзы (aczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
- Hanyu Pinyin: ājiě
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ajiě
- Wade–Giles: a1-chieh3
- Yale: ā-jyě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ajiee
- Palladius: ацзе (acze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
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- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 zi2
- Yale: a jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-chí / â-chè
- Hakka Romanization System: aˊ jiˋ / aˊ zeˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 ji3 / a1 ze2
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ t͡si³¹/, /a²⁴ t͡se¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-che
- Hakka Romanization System: aˊ ze
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 ze4
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡se⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: a˖ ze
- Sinological IPA: /a³³ t͡se⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: a1 ji3
- Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi³¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: a1 zi3 [Phonetic: a5 li3]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: a-cî
- Sinological IPA (key): /a⁵³³⁻¹¹ (t͡s-)li⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: a1 zi3 [Phonetic: a5 li3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ (t͡s-)li³³²/
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: a1 zi3 [Phonetic: a5 zi3]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: a-cî
- Sinological IPA (key): /a⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: a1 zi3 [Phonetic: a5 zi3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡si³³²/
- (Putian)
Note:
- with initial assimilation - "concubine";
- without initial assimilation - "elder sister".
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-chí
- Tâi-lô: a-tsí
- Phofsit Daibuun: acie
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/
- IPA (Lukang): /a³³ t͡si⁵⁵/
- IPA (Yilan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Magong)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-ché
- Tâi-lô: a-tsé
- Phofsit Daibuun: azea
- IPA (Taipei, Tainan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-chí
- Tâi-lô: á-tsí
- Phofsit Daibuun: afcie
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-ché
- Tâi-lô: á-tsé
- Phofsit Daibuun: afzea
- IPA (Quanzhou): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡se⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan)
Noun
阿姊
- (Hokkien) eldest sister
- (literary or Hakka, Puxian Min, Southern Min) elder sister; big sister
- (Hokkien) respectful term of address for an elder sister: sis
- (Hokkien) respectful term of address by a mistress to their male lover's legal wife
- (Hokkien) respectful term of address by a child to their father's mistress
- (Philippine Hokkien, familiar) respectful honorific used before a name for an elder sister or any young female older than oneself: Miss; Sister (used before a name)
- (Puxian Min) concubine
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 姐姐 (“elder sister”) [map]