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Translingual
| Stroke order
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Han character
姐 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女月一 (VBM), four-corner 47410, composition ⿰女且)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 258, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6172
- Dae Jaweon: page 524, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1036, character 8
- Unihan data for U+59D0
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 虘
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*zaːl, *zaː
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| 蔖
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*zlaːl, *sʰaːʔ
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| 摣
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*rnaː, *ʔsraː
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| 袓
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*ʔsjaː, *zaʔ
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| 怚
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*ʔsjaː, *ʔsas, *zaʔ
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| 罝
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*ʔsjaː
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| 謯
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*ʔslja, *ʔsraːʔ
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| 姐
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*ʔsjaːʔ
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| 抯
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*ʔsljaːʔ, *ljaːʔ, *ʔsraː
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| 飷
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*ʔsjaːʔ
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| 且
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*sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa
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| 趄
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*sʰjaːs, *sʰa
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| 笡
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*sʰjaːs
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| 查
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*ʔsraː, *zraː, *zraː
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| 柤
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*ʔsraː
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| 樝
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*ʔsraː
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| 皻
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*ʔsraː
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| 渣
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*ʔsraː
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| 楂
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*zraː
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| 苴
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*zraː, *ʔsa, *ʔsaʔ, *sʰa
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| 駔
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*ʔslaːŋʔ, *zaːʔ
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| 租
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*ʔsaː
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| 蒩
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*ʔsaː, *ʔsaːʔ, *sʰa
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| 祖
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*ʔsaːʔ
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| 組
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*ʔsaːʔ
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| 珇
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*ʔsaːʔ
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| 靻
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*ʔsaːʔ
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| 粗
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*sʰaː, *zaːʔ
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| 徂
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*zaː
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| 殂
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*zaː
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| 麆
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*zaːʔ, *zras
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| 伹
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*zaːʔ, *sʰa
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| 蛆
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*ʔsa, *sʰa
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| 沮
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*ʔsa, *ʔsas, *sʰa, *zaʔ, *ʔsra
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| 咀
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*ʔsaʔ, *zaʔ
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| 疽
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*sʰa
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| 雎
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*sʰa
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| 狙
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*sʰa, *sʰas
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| 岨
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*sʰa
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| 砠
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*sʰa
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| 坥
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*sʰa, *sʰas
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| 刞
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*sʰas
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| 覰
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*sʰas
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| 覷
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*sʰas
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| 跙
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*zaʔ
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| 筯
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*das
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| 菹
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*ʔsra
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| 葅
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*ʔsra
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| 阻
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*ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras
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| 俎
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*ʔsraʔ
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| 詛
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*ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras
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| 鉏
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*zra, *zraʔ
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| 豠
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*zra
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| 鋤
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*zra
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| 耡
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*zra, *zras
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| 齟
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*zraʔ
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| 助
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*zras
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔsjaːʔ): semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- chiá - literary;
- ché - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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姐
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10376
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Phonetic
component
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且
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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姐
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsjaːʔ/
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Definitions
姐
- elder sister
- 姐姐 ― jiějiě ― elder sister
- 姐妹 ― jiěmèi ― sisters
- woman; lady; madame
- 小姐 ― xiǎojiě ― young lady, Miss"
- (dialectal) mother (According to Xu Shen, this meaning was used in the ancient State of Shu: "蜀謂母曰姐")
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
姐姐 (“elder sister”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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姊
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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姐姐
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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姐姐, 姐
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| Taiwan
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姐姐
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| Ulanhot
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大姐
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| Tongliao
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大姐
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| Chifeng
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姐姐
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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大姐
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| Harbin
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姐姐
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| Shenyang
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姐姐
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| Malaysia
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姐姐
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| Singapore
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姐姐
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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姐姐
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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姐
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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姐
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| Wanrong
|
姐
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| Zhengzhou
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姐
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| Xi'an
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姐
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| Xining
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姐姐, 姐
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| Xuzhou
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姐姐
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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姐姐
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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姐姐
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| Bayanhot
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姐姐
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| Lanzhou
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姐姐
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| Ürümqi
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姐姐, 阿姐 Hui
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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姐姐, 姐
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| Wuhan
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姐姐
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| Guiyang
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姐
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| Kunming
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姐姐
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| Liuzhou
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姐, 阿姐
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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姐姐
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| Yangzhou
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姐姐
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| Nantong
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姐姐
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| Hefei
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姐姐
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| Huanggang
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姐
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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姐姐, 家姐, 阿姐, 大姊
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| Hong Kong
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家姐, 姐姐
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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大姊
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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家姐
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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阿姐
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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阿姐
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| Macau
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家姐
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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阿家 ><, 家姐 <>
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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阿姐 ><, 大姐 <>
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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阿姐 ><, 大姐 <>
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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阿大 ><, 姐姐 ><, 大姊 <>
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| Foshan
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家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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大姊
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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家姐 ><, 大姐 <>
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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阿姐 ><
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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家姐 ><, 大姊 <>
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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阿家 ><, 大姊 <>
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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阿姐
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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阿姐
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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阿姐
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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阿姐
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| Taishan
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阿姊
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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阿姐
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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阿姊
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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阿家
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| Dongguan
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家姐 ><, 大姊 <>
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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大姊, 姊 ><
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| Shaoguan
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家姐, 阿姐
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| Yunfu
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阿姐, 大姐
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| Yangjiang
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大姊, 大姐, 阿姐
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| Xinyi
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阿𡜵, 大𡜵
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| Lianjiang
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大姊, 姐姐
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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阿姐
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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阿姐
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| Beihai
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姐姐
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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大姐
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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阿姐
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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阿姐
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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家姐
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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大姐
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| Danzhou
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姊
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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家姐
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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家姐
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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家姐
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| Móng Cái
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阿姐
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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姐姐, 姐
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| Lichuan
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霞姊
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| Pingxiang
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姐姐
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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阿姊
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| Xingning
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阿姊
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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阿姐
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| Huiyang
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阿姊
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| Huidong (Daling)
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阿姊
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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阿姐
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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阿姐
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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阿姐
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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阿姐
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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阿姐
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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阿姐
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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阿姐
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| Wuhua (Meilin)
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阿姐
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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阿姊
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| Wengyuan
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阿姊
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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姊姊
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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阿姊
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| Liannan
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阿姊
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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阿姊
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| Jiexi
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阿姊
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| Luhe
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阿姊
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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阿姊
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| Changting
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姊姊, 姊里
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| Wuping
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老姊
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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阿姊
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
|
姊
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| Liancheng
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嫫姐
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| Ninghua
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姊姊
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| Yudu
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姊姊
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| Ningdu
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姊姊
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| Ruijin
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姐姐
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| Shicheng
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姊姊
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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姊姊
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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姊姊
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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大姊
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| Dayu
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姊佬
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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阿姊
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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阿姊
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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阿姊
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
阿姊
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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阿姊
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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阿姊
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| Hong Kong
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阿姐
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
|
阿姊
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
|
阿姊
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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大姊
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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阿姊
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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阿姊
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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阿姊
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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阿姊
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
|
阿姊
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
|
姐
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| Luchuan
|
姊
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
阿姊
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
阿姊
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
|
阿姊
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| Singkawang
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阿姊
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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姐姐, 姐
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| Shexian
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姐姐
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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姐兒
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| Xiuning
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阿姐
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| Yixian
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姐姐
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| Qimen
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姐兒
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| Wuyuan
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姐, 姐姐
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| Fuliang
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姐, 姐姐
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| Dexing
|
姊
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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姐姐
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| Pingyao
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大大
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| Xinzhou
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姐姐, 姐姐啊, 呀姐
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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姐姐
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| Linhe
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姐姐
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| Jining
|
姐姐
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| Hohhot
|
姐姐
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| Baotou
|
姐姐
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| Dongsheng
|
姐姐
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| Haibowan
|
姐姐
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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姊仔, 姊姊
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
阿姊
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
|
阿姊
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| Jianyang
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姊仔
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| Wuyishan
|
姊仔
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
阿姊
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
依姐
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
|
依姐
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| Fuqing
|
阿姊
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| Yongtai
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依姐
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| Gutian
|
姐
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| Fu'an
|
姊哥
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| Ningde
|
姊
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| Shouning
|
阿姊
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| Zhouning
|
阿姊
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| Fuding
|
阿姊
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| Matsu
|
依姐
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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阿姊, 阿姊仔, 姊仔
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| Quanzhou
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阿姊, 姊
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| Jinjiang
|
阿姊
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| Yongchun
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阿姊, 大姊
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| Dehua
|
阿姊
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| Zhangzhou
|
阿姊
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
|
大姊
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| Zhangpu
|
阿姊
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| Zhao'an
|
姊
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| Taipei
|
阿姊
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
阿姊
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| Kaohsiung
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阿姊
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| Yilan
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阿姊
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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阿姊
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| Taichung
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阿姊
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| Tainan
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阿姊
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| Hsinchu
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阿姊
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| Kinmen
|
俺姊
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
阿姊
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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阿姊, 姊, 姊姊
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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大姊, 阿姊
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
阿姊
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| Zhangping
|
姐
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
俺姐
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| Datian
|
阿姐
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| Chaozhou
|
阿姐
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| Shantou
|
姐
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
阿姐
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| Jieyang
|
阿姐
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| Haifeng
|
姐姐
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
阿姐
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
阿姐
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
阿姐
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| Leizhou
|
尼姊 <>, 姊 ><
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| Wenchang
|
姐, 大姊, 阿姐
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| Haikou
|
阿姐, 大姊
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
阿姐
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
|
阿姊
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| Xianyou
|
阿咍, 阿姊
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
家 ><, 大姐 <>
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| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
姐, 千金小 euphemistic
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| Shehua
|
Fu'an
|
阿姊
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| Fuding
|
阿姊
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| Luoyuan
|
阿姊
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| Sanming
|
阿姊
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| Shunchang
|
阿姊
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| Hua'an
|
阿姊
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| Guixi (Zhangping)
|
阿姊
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| Cangnan
|
姊
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| Jingning (Hexi)
|
阿姊
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| Lishui
|
姊
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| Longyou
|
阿姊
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| Chaozhou
|
阿姊
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| Fengshun
|
阿姊
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
姐姐, 阿姐, 姊姊, 阿姊
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
阿姐, 姐姐
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| Suzhou
|
阿姐, 姐姐
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| Wuxi
|
阿姊, 姐姐
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| Danyang
|
姐姐
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| Hangzhou
|
阿姐, 姐姐
|
| Ningbo
|
阿姐, 阿姊, 姐姐, 姊姊
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| Wenzhou
|
阿姹, 阿姐
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| Jinhua
|
姊姊兒, 姊姊
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
姐姐
|
| Loudi
|
姐姐, 姊姊
|
| Shuangfeng
|
姐姐
|
| Hengyang
|
姐姐
|
| Note
|
>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face
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Compounds
Descendants
- → Thai: เจ๊ (jée, “older sister”) / เจ้ (jêe, “older sister”) (said by Chinese race; now more general)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
姐
- (archaic) Alternative form of 㜘 (jù, “pampered; spoiled”)
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 姐 – see 啫 (“only; just; simply; merely; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 啫). |
Japanese
Kanji
姐
(Hyōgai kanji)
- Alternative form of 姉 (“older sister”)
Readings
Noun
姐 • (ane)
- Alternative form of 姉
Korean
Hanja
姐 • (jeo) (hangeul 저)
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Vietnamese
Han character
姐: Hán Nôm readings: thư, tỉ, tả
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