粵

姊zi2妹mui2

zi2 mui2zi2 mui6zǐ mèi

English

  1. (older and younger) sisters
  2. sisters
  3. sister (school, city etc)
  4. (of females) very close friends, best friend
  5. bridesmaid

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同一對父母所生嘅女仔,佢哋係彼此嘅姊妹(量詞:個/對/班);有時同父異母,或者同母異父,亦可以稱為姊妹。
  2. 兩個感情好好嘅女性(量詞:個/對/班)
  3. 喺婚禮入面,新娘會叫自己嘅女性朋友幫手處理婚禮入面嘅事務,呢班女仔就叫做姊妹。

Examples

  • 兩姊妹都係金頭髮嘅。

    Both sisters are blonde.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 瑪麗結婚邊個做姊妹啊?

    Who are the bridesmaids for Mary's wedding party?

  • 佢哋兩姊妹都係讀呢間學校。

    Those two sisters both study in this school.

  • 佢哋日日拖住手,真係姊妹情深。

    They are holding hands every day, what a good relationship! ----

  • 你係我嘅好姊妹,我梗係幫你喇。

    You're my good friend, of course I'll help you. ----

  • 佢有三個姊妹,一個係護士,另外嗰兩個係老師。

    She has three sisters: one is a nurse and the other two are teachers.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我阿爸阿媽今個夏天諗住送我去波士頓探我啲表兄弟姊妹。

    My mother and father are sending me to Boston for the summer to visit my cousins.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我阿爸阿媽都冇返工,但係仍然好好噉照顧我同埋我嗰廿三個兄弟姊妹。

    Both of my parents were unemployed, but they didn't let that stop them from properly looking after me and my 23 brothers and sisters.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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