chị gái

chị (“elder sister”) +‎ gái (“female”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ ɣaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ ɣaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɪj˨˩˨ ɣaːj˦˥]

(classifier người) chị gái

1. (chiefly literary) elder sister

   Synonym: chị

   Chị gái tôi ― My Sister

• Unlike em (“younger sibling”) which is gender neutral, chị (“elder sister”) and anh (“elder brother”) are gender-specific. This expression is therefore redundant by nature, but it can be used for acoustic or literary eloquence because it is disyllabic.

chị gái

1. (rather childish) you (used for a female who the speaker assumes is somewhat older than them)

chị gái

1. (uncommon, colloquial, friendly, not intimate, speakers are strangers) young lady

• The "young lady" sense in theory can be used by speakers of any age, but in real life, most often used by people who is older than the "young lady".

• anh trai