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伊妹

伊妹

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (伊妹)		伊	妹
alt. forms		伊⧸媚

Noun

伊妹

(dated, humorous) Alternative form of 伊妹兒／伊妹儿 (yīmèir, “email”).

Verb

伊妹

(dated, humorous) Alternative form of 伊妹兒／伊妹儿 (yīmèir, “to email”).

Etymology

Borrowing from English email.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji¹ mui⁶, ji¹ mei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yīmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: imey
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    伊妹
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji¹ mui⁶, ji¹ mei⁶
  - Yale: yī muih, yī meih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji¹ mui⁶, ji¹ mei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː⁵⁵ muːi̯²²/, /jiː⁵⁵ mei̯²²/