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大姐

大姐

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	older sister
simp. and trad. (大姐)		大	姐

Noun

大姐

eldest sister
A polite term of address for a woman.
(Zhangzhou Min Nan) primary wife

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dàjiě

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ ze², daai⁶ ze^2-1
Min Nan (POJ): tōa-chiá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: dàjiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjiee
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ ze², daai⁶ ze^2-1
  - Yale: daaih jé, daaih jē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ dze², daai⁶ dze^2-1
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵/, /tɑːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxciar
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕia⁵³/