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姐ze2姐ze2

ze2 ze2ze4 ze1ze1 ze1jiě jie

English

  1. older sister
  2. (noun) general term of young lady
  3. elder sister
  4. a friendly way to address a young female
  5. female house helper; female domestic helper
  6. female house helper; female domestic helper ----
  7. female janitor

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 家姐;同一對阿爸阿媽生,年紀大過自己嘅女性;有時同父異母,或者同母異父,亦可以稱為姐姐(量詞:個)
  2. 對年紀唔大嘅女性嘅友善稱呼(量詞:個/位)
  3. 女性佣人;請返嚟屋企做家務嘅女性員工(量詞:個/位)
  4. 女性傭人;請返嚟屋企做家務嘅女性員工
  5. 女性清潔工

Examples

  • 我姐姐大我三年。

    My elder sister is three years older than me. ----

  • 姐姐,可唔可以請我食糖呀?

    Miss, could you please give me a candy? ----

  • 我屋企有兩個姐姐幫我湊仔。

    There are two female house helpers at home taking care of my son.

  • 媽咪!嗰個姐姐同嗰個哥哥喺到拖手手,佢哋一定係好好嘅朋友喇!

    Mama! That lady and man are holding hands, they're great friends aren't they!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 学学你姐姐。

    Follow your sister's example.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 你的姐姐呢?

    Where did your sister just go?

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 他有三个姐姐。

    He has three elder sisters.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 她是我的姐姐。

    She's my older sister.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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