姨妹

Chinese

		one's mother's sister; aunt	younger sister
simp. and trad. (姨妹)		姨	妹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yímèi

(Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ mui⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yímèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yimey
  - IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁴ mui⁶
  - Yale: yìh muih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ mui⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ mui⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ muːy̯²²/

Noun

姨妹

sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)

Synonyms

小姨子 (xiǎoyízi)
小姨 (xiǎoyí)
(literary) 妻弟 (qīdì)
(Cantonese, Min Nan) 姨仔

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