媽姐
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Chinese
| mother; mama | older sister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (媽姐) | 媽 | 姐 | |
| simp. (妈姐) | 妈 | 姐 | |
| alternative forms | 馬姐／马姐 嫲姐 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: majiě
- Wade–Giles: ma1-chieh3
- Yale: mā-jyě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhajiee
- Palladius: мацзе (macze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa2 ze2 / maa5 ze2
- Yale: má jé / máh jé
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa2 dze2 / maa5 dze2
- Guangdong Romanization: ma2 zé2 / ma5 zé2
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/, /maː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
媽姐
- (Cantonese) maidservant of Shunde origin during the early 20th century