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
trad. (阿姊)		阿	姊
simp. #(阿姊)		阿	姊
alternative forms		阿姐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āzǐ, ājiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄗˇ, ㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ zi²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): â-chí / â-chè / â-che

  (Meixian, Guangdong): a¹ ji³

• Min Nan (POJ): a-chí / a-ché / á-chí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: azǐh
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: ā-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: atzyy
    • Palladius: ацзы (aczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ājiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ajiě
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-chieh³
    • Yale: ā-jyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ajiee
    • Palladius: ацзе (acze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ zi²
    • Yale: a jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ t͡siː³⁵/
• 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
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ t͡ɕi³¹/, /a²⁴ t͡se¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-che
    • Hakka Romanization System: a´ ze
    • Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ ze⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡se⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: a¹ ji³
    • Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-chí
    • Tâi-lô: a-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: acie
    • IPA (Yilan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Lukang): /a³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Tainan, Taichung, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-ché
    • Tâi-lô: a-tsé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: azea
    • IPA (Taipei, Tainan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-chí
    • Tâi-lô: á-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: afcie
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

阿姊

1. (Hokkien) eldest sister
2. (literary or Hakka, Min Nan) elder sister; big sister
3. (Hokkien) respectful term of address for an elder sister: sis
4. (Philippines Hokkien, familiar) respectful honorific used before a name for an elder sister or any young female older than oneself: Miss; Sister (used before a name)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 姐姐 (“elder sister”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		姊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姐姐
Mandarin	Beijing	姐姐, 姐
	Taiwan	姐姐
	Ulanhot	大姐
	Tongliao	大姐
	Chifeng	姐姐
	Bayanhot	姐姐
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	大姐
	Harbin	姐姐
	Shenyang	姐姐
	Yantai (Muping)	姐
	Jinan	姐姐
	Luoyang	姐
	Wanrong	姐
	Zhengzhou	姐
	Xi'an	姐
	Yinchuan	姐姐
	Lanzhou	姐姐
	Xining	姐姐, 姐
	Ürümqi	姐姐, 阿姐 Hui
	Wuhan	姐姐
	Huanggang	姐
	Chengdu	姐姐, 姐
	Guiyang	姐
	Kunming	姐姐
	Liuzhou	姐, 阿姐
	Xuzhou	姐姐
	Yangzhou	姐姐
	Nanjing	姐姐
	Hefei	姐姐
	Nantong	姐姐
	Malaysia	姐姐
	Singapore	姐姐
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	姐姐
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姐姐, 家姐, 阿姐, 大姊
	Hong Kong	家姐, 姐姐
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	大姊
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	家姐
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	阿姐
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	阿姐
	Macau	家姐
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	阿家 ><, 家姐 <>
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	阿姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	阿大 ><, 姐姐 ><, 大姊 <>
	Foshan	家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	大姊
	Foshan (Shunde)	家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Foshan (Sanshui)	家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿姐 ><
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	家姐 ><, 大姊 <>
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	阿家 ><, 大姊 <>
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	阿姐
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿姐
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿姐
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姐
	Taishan	阿姊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姐
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿姊
	Heshan (Yayao)	阿家
	Dongguan	家姐 ><, 大姊 <>
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	大姊, 姊 ><
	Shaoguan	家姐, 阿姐
	Yunfu	阿姐, 大姐
	Yangjiang	大姊, 大姐, 阿姐
	Xinyi	阿𡜵, 大𡜵
	Lianjiang	大姊, 姐姐
	Danzhou	姊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	家姐
	Singapore (Guangfu)	家姐
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	家姐
Gan	Nanchang	姐姐, 姐
	Lichuan	霞姊
	Pingxiang	姐姐
Hakka	Meixian	阿姊
	Xingning	阿姊
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	阿姐
	Huiyang	阿姊
	Huidong (Daling)	阿姊
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	阿姐
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	阿姐
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Changbu)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	阿姐
	Wuhua (Meilin)	阿姐
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	阿姊
	Wengyuan	阿姊
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	姊姊
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	阿姊
	Liannan	阿姊
	Conghua (Lütian)	阿姊
	Jiexi	阿姊
	Luhe	阿姊
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	阿姊
	Changting	姊姊, 姊里
	Wuping	老姊
	Wuping (Yanqian)	阿姊
	Wuping (Pingyu)	姊
	Liancheng	嫫姐
	Ninghua	姊姊
	Yudu	姊姊
	Ningdu	姊姊
	Ruijin	姐姐
	Shicheng	姊姊
	Shangyou (Shexi)	姊姊
	Tonggu (Sandu)	姊姊
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	大姊
	Dayu	姊佬
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿姊
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿姊
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿姊
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿姊
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿姊
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿姊
	Hong Kong	阿姐
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	阿姊
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	阿姊
	Xinyi (Sihe)	大姊
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	阿姊
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	阿姊
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	阿姊
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	阿姊
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	阿姊
	Mengshan (Xihe)	姐
	Luchuan	姊
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿姊
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿姊
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	阿姊
	Singkawang	阿姊
Huizhou	Jixi	姐姐, 姐
	Shexian	姐姐
	Tunxi	姐兒
	Xiuning	阿姐
	Yixian	姐姐
	Qimen	姐兒
	Wuyuan	姐, 姐姐
	Fuliang	姐, 姐姐
	Dexing	姊
Jin	Taiyuan	姐姐
	Pingyao	大大
	Xinzhou	姐姐, 姐姐啊, 呀姐
	Taibus (Baochang)	姐姐
	Linhe	姐姐
	Jining	姐姐
	Hohhot	姐姐
	Baotou	姐姐
	Dongsheng	姐姐
	Haibowan	姐姐
Min Bei	Jian'ou	姊仔, 姊姊
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	阿姊
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	阿姊
	Jianyang	姊仔
	Wuyishan	姊仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	阿姊
Min Dong	Fuzhou	依姐
	Changle	依姐
	Fuqing	阿姊
	Yongtai	依姐
	Gutian	姐
	Fu'an	姊哥
	Ningde	姊
	Shouning	阿姊
	Zhouning	阿姊
	Fuding	阿姊
	Matsu	依姐
Min Nan	Xiamen	阿姊, 阿姊仔, 姊仔
	Quanzhou	阿姊, 姊
	Jinjiang	阿姊
	Yongchun	阿姊, 大姊
	Dehua	阿姊
	Zhangzhou	阿姊
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	大姊
	Zhangpu	阿姊
	Zhao'an	姊
	Taipei	阿姊
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	阿姊
	Kaohsiung	阿姊
	Yilan	阿姊
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姊
	Taichung	阿姊
	Tainan	阿姊
	Hsinchu	阿姊
	Kinmen	俺姊
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姊
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姊, 姊, 姊姊
	Singapore (Hokkien)	大姊, 阿姊
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姊
	Zhangping	姐
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	俺姐
	Datian	阿姐
	Chaozhou	阿姐
	Shantou	姐
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	阿姐
	Jieyang	阿姐
	Haifeng	姐姐
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姐
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姐
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姐
	Leizhou	尼姊, 姊
	Wenchang	姐, 大姊, 阿姐
	Haikou	阿姐, 大姊
	Singapore (Hainanese)	阿姐
Puxian Min	Putian	阿姊
	Xianyou	阿咍, 阿姊
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	家 ><, 大姐 <>
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	姐, 千金小 euphemistic
Shehua	Fu'an	阿姊
	Fuding	阿姊
	Luoyuan	阿姊
	Sanming	阿姊
	Shunchang	阿姊
	Hua'an	阿姊
	Guixi (Zhangping)	阿姊
	Cangnan	姊
	Jingning	阿姊
	Lishui	姊
	Longyou	阿姊
	Chaozhou	阿姊
	Fengshun	阿姊
Wu	Shanghai	姐姐, 阿姐, 姊姊, 阿姊
	Shanghai (Chongming)	阿姐, 姐姐
	Suzhou	阿姐, 姐姐
	Wuxi	阿姊, 姐姐
	Danyang	姐姐
	Hangzhou	阿姐, 姐姐
	Ningbo	阿姐, 阿姊, 姐姐, 姊姊
	Wenzhou	阿姹, 阿姐
	Jinhua	姊姊兒, 姊姊
Xiang	Changsha	姐姐
	Loudi	姐姐, 姊姊
	Shuangfeng	姐姐
Note	>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face

Derived terms

隔腹阿姊

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ace, acik
• → Kapampangan: atsi
• → Tagalog: ate, atsi