姨妹
Chinese
| one's mother's sister; aunt | younger sister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (姨妹) | 姨 | 妹 | |
| simp. #(姨妹) | 姨 | 妹 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yímèi
- Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄇㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yímèi
- Wade–Giles: i2-mei4
- Yale: yí-mèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yimey
- Palladius: имэй (imɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 mui6
- Yale: yìh muih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 mui6
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 mui6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ muːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
姨妹
- sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小姨子 (“sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)”) [map]