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Vietnamese
Etymology
chị (“elder sister”) + gái (“female”).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier người) chị gái
- (chiefly literary) elder sister
- Synonym: chị
- Chị gái tôi ― My Sister
Usage notes
- Unlike em (“younger sibling”) which is gender neutral, chị (“elder sister”) and anh (“elder brother”) are gender-specific. This expression is therefore redundant by nature, but it can be used for acoustic or literary eloquence because it is disyllabic.
Pronoun
chị gái
- (rather childish) you (used for a female who the speaker assumes is somewhat older than them)
Interjection
chị gái
- (uncommon, colloquial, friendly, not intimate, speakers are strangers) young lady
Usage notes
- The "young lady" sense in theory can be used by speakers of any age, but in real life, most often used by people who is older than the "young lady".
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