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姊妹
zǐmèi
Main
English Definition(older and younger) sisters; sister (school, city etc)
Simplified Script姊妹
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzǐmèi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zi2mui6
Part of Speech(名) noun
Word Decomposition
older sister
mèiyounger sister

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Words With Same Head Word    
姊丈zǐzhàngolder sister's husband
姊夫zǐfuolder sister's husband
姊姊zǐzǐolder sister
姊归县zǐ guī xiànZigui county in Hubei province
Words With Same Tail Word    
姐妹jiěmèisisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
兄妹xiōngmèibrother(s) and sister(s)
小妹xiǎomèilittle sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
师妹shīmèijunior female student or apprentice; daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher
表妹biǎomèiyounger female cousin via female line
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