姐姐 (ze4 ze1) — elder sister (also 家姐 in Cantonese) in Cantonese

zeˎ₄姐zeˉ¹姐

Mandarin Pinyin: jie3 jie5

Meaning of 姐姐

nounelder sister (also 家姐 in Cantonese)

noun(noun) general term of young lady

nounolder sister

nounterm of address for a woman older than oneself

nounterm of address for a prostitute or transvestite

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ngoˏ₅我go˗₃個zeˊ²姐zeˊ²姐houˊ²好sek˗₃錫ngoˏ₅我

My older sister dotes on me.

giu˗₃叫zeˊ²姐zeˊ²姐bongˉ¹幫neiˏ₅你

Ask your older sister to help you.

zeˊ²姐zeˊ²姐haiˊ²喺binˉ¹邊douˍ₆度aa˗₃呀

Where is older sister?

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我zeˊ²姐zeˊ²姐

This is my older sister.

zeˊ²姐zeˊ²姐sikˍ₆食zoˊ²咗faanˍ₆飯meiˍ₆未

Has older sister eaten yet?

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