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jie jie

[t͡sɛː˨ t͡sɛː˨˦]

jie jie noun: term of address for an elder sister within Chinese families.

Noun

jie jie

  1. (Singapore, childish, informal) Term of address for an elder sister within Chinese families.
  2. (Singapore, broadly, informal) Term of address for an older female child, teenager or young adult.

Forms of jie jie

alternative formjiejie

Origin of jie jie

From Cantonese 姐姐 (ze²⁻⁴ ze²⁻¹) and Mandarin 姐姐 (jiějié).

Questions about jie jie

What does jie jie mean?
Jie jie means term of address for an elder sister within Chinese families.
What part of speech is jie jie?
Jie jie is a noun.
How do you pronounce jie jie?
Jie jie is pronounced [t͡sɛː˨ t͡sɛː˨˦].

Words near jie jie in the dictionary

  1. Jidgha
  2. jidoka
  3. Jidong
  4. Jidvei
  5. Jie
  6. jie jie
  7. jiedushi
  8. Jiefang
  9. Jiexi
  10. Jiexiu
  11. Jieyang

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