阿姐

See also: 阿姊

Chinese

	phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	older sister
trad. (阿姐)	阿	姐
simp. ^#(阿姐)	阿	姐
alternative forms	阿毑 Hokkien

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ājiě

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄐㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ ze^2-1
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): a-chiá

(Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ zê²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷aq-cia₅; ⁷aq-ci₅ / ⁷aeq-tsia₃

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ājiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄐㄧㄝˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ajiě
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-chieh³
  - Yale: ā-jyě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ajiee
  - Palladius: ацзе (acze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    阿姊
    阿姐
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ ze^2-1
  - Yale: a jē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ dze^2-1
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ zé^2-1
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: a-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aciar
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sia⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: a¹ zê²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a tsé
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ t͡se⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷aq-cia₅; ⁷aq-ci₅
  - MiniDict: ah^入 cia^去; ah^入 ci^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴aq-jia₂; ⁴aq-ji₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /aʔ³³ t͡ɕia⁴⁴/, /aʔ³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷aeq-tsia₃
  - MiniDict: aeh^入 tsia^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /aʔ⁵⁵ t͡siɑ⁵¹/

Noun

阿姐

(chiefly Cantonese, Teochew, Wu) elder sister
(Cantonese, informal) A term of address for a capable or respectable woman.
有阿姐做頭，大家都放心。 [Cantonese, trad.]
有阿姐做头，大家都放心。 [Cantonese, simp.]
jau⁵ aa³ ze^2-1 zou⁶ tau^4-2, daai⁶ gaa¹ dou¹ fong³ sam¹. [Jyutping]
With ma'am as our boss, we don't have to worry.
(Cantonese or Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, informal) famous and experienced actress
(Cantonese, informal, slightly offensive) A term of address to a woman.
阿姐，好心妳唔好阻住嗮條路啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
阿姐，好心你唔好阻住嗮条路啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]
aa³ ze^2-1, hou² sam¹ nei⁵ m⁴ hou² zo² zyu⁶ saai³ tiu⁴ lou⁶ laa¹! [Jyutping]
Lady, please do not block the road!
(Cantonese, informal) A term of address to a middle-aged or elderly woman.
阿姐，唔該一籠燒賣吖！ [Cantonese, trad.]
阿姐，唔该一笼烧卖吖！ [Cantonese, simp.]
aa³ ze^2-1, m⁴ goi¹ jat¹ lung⁴ siu¹ maai^6-2 aa¹! [Jyutping]
Lady, please give me a basket of siu mai!
(Hokkien) A respectful term of address for one's mother.
(Hokkien) A polite term of address for a woman or lady.: Miss; madam

Synonyms

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		姊
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姐姐
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姐姐, 姐
	Taiwan	姐姐
	Ulanhot	大姐
	Tongliao	大姐
	Chifeng	姐姐
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	大姐
	Harbin	姐姐
	Shenyang	姐姐
	Malaysia	姐姐
	Singapore	姐姐
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	姐姐
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	姐
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	姐
	Wanrong	姐
	Zhengzhou	姐
	Xi'an	姐
	Xining	姐姐, 姐
	Xuzhou	姐姐
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	姐姐
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	姐姐
	Bayanhot	姐姐
	Lanzhou	姐姐
	Ürümqi	姐姐, 阿姐 Hui
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姐姐, 姐
	Wuhan	姐姐
	Guiyang	姐
	Kunming	姐姐
	Liuzhou	姐, 阿姐
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	姐姐
	Yangzhou	姐姐
	Nantong	姐姐
	Hefei	姐姐
	Huanggang	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, Xiangzhou)	阿家 ><, 大姊 <>
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	阿姐
	Hepu (Shatian)	阿姐
	Beihai	姐姐
	Beihai (Nankang)	大姐
	Beihai (Yingpan)	阿姐
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	阿姐
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	家姐
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	大姐
	Danzhou	姊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	家姐
	Singapore (Guangfu)	家姐
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	家姐
	Móng Cái	阿姐
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
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	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
	Huangshan (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
Northern Min	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
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	依姐
	Fuzhou (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
Southern Min	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
Puxian Min	Xianyou	阿咍, 阿姊
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	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 (Hexi)	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
	Hengyang	姐姐
Note	>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face

Proper noun

阿姐

(Hong Kong, informal) Liza Wang

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ ze²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ ze²
  - Yale: a jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

阿姐

(Cantonese, dated, face-to-face) father's concubine