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妹妹

妹妹

Chinese

		younger sister	younger sister
simp. and trad. (妹妹)		妹	妹

Noun

妹妹

younger sister

Related terms

姐姐 (jiějie)
姐妹 (jiěmèi)

See also

(Min Nan) 小妹 (sió-mōe, sió-moāi, sió-bē)
美眉 (měiméi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mèimèi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˋ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mui^6-4 mui^6-2
Wu (Wiktionary): me me (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mèimèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˋ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meymey
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mui^6-4 mui^6-2
  - Yale: mùih múi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mui^6-4 mui^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²²⁻²¹ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: me me (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /mᴇ²² mᴇ⁴⁴/