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阿姊

阿姊

See also: 阿姐

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	older sister
simp. and trad. (阿姊)		阿	姊

Alternative forms

阿姐 (ājiě)

Noun

阿姊

(chiefly Min Nan, Hakka) elder sister

Synonyms

(Kinmen) 俺姊

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): āzǐ, ājiě

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄗˇ, ㄚㄐㄧㄝˇ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): â-chí / â-chè / â-che
Min Nan (POJ): a-chí / a-ché

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: āzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: atzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: ājiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄐㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ajiee
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    阿姊
    阿姐
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-chí / â-chè
  - Hakka Romanization System: a´ ji` / a´ zeˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ ji³ / a¹ ze²
  - IPA: /a²⁴ t͡ɕi³¹/, /a²⁴ t͡se¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-che
  - Hakka Romanization System: a´ ze
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ ze⁴
  - IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡se⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-chí
  - Tâi-lô: a-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: acie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Magong, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-ché
  - Tâi-lô: a-tsé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: azea
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se⁵³/