大陸妹

Chinese

		continent; mainland	younger sister
trad. (大陸妹)		大陸	妹
simp. (大陆妹)		大陆	妹

Etymology

“Fushan lettuce”: 妹 (mèi) is a phono-semantic matching of Hokkien 萵／莴 (meh) in 萵仔菜／莴仔菜 (meh-á-chhài).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàlùmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ luk⁶ mui^6-1

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàlùmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahluhmey
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàlùmèi
  - IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ luk⁶ mui^6-1
  - Yale: daaih luhk mūi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ luk⁹ mui^6-1
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ lug⁶ mui¹
  - IPA ^(key): /täːi̯²² lʊk̚² muːy̯²²⁻⁵⁵/

Noun

大陸妹

(slightly derogatory) girl from Mainland China
(Taiwan) Fushan lettuce
Synonyms: 福山萵苣／福山莴苣, 油麥菜／油麦菜 (yóumàicài), 生菜 (shēngcài)

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