姐兒

Chinese

		older sister	son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (姐兒)		姐	兒
simp. (姐儿)		姐	儿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇㄦ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiěr
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiěr
    • Wade–Giles: chieh³-ʼrh
    • Yale: jyěr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieel
    • Palladius: цзер (czer)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ²¹⁴/

Noun

姐兒

1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 姐 (jiě, “sisters”).
2. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 姐 (jiě, “(sometimes derogatory) girl”).

Synonyms

• (sisters):

Dialectal synonyms of 姐妹 (“sisters”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姐妹, 姊妹
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姐兒
	Taiwan	姐妹
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	姊妹
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	姊妹
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姊妹
	Wuhan	姊妹
	Guilin	姊妹
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	姊妹
	Hefei	姊妹
Mandarin	Singapore	姐妹
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姊妹
	Hong Kong	姊妹
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	姊妹
	Macau	姊妹
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	姊妹
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	姐妹
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	姊妹
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	姊妹
	Foshan	姊妹
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	姊妹
	Foshan (Shunde)	姊妹
	Foshan (Sanshui)	姊妹
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	姊妹
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	姊妹
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	姊妹
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	姐妹
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	姊妹
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	姊妹
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	姊妹
	Taishan	姊妹
	Kaiping (Chikan)	姊妹
	Enping (Niujiang)	姊妹
	Heshan (Yayao)	姊妹
	Dongguan	姊妹
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	姊妹
	Yangjiang	姊妹
	Singapore (Guangfu)	姊妹
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	姊妹
Gan	Nanchang	姊妹
Hakka	Meixian	姊妹
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	姊妹
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	姊妹
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	姊妹
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	姊妹
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	姊妹
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	姊妹
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	姊妹
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	姊妹
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	姊妹
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	姊妹
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	姊妹
Jin	Taiyuan	姊妹
Northern Min	Jian'ou	姊妹
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	姐妹
Southern Min	Xiamen	姊妹, 姊妹仔
	Quanzhou	姊妹, 姊妹仔
	Zhangzhou	姊妹, 姊妹仔
	Taipei	姊妹
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	姊妹
	Kaohsiung	姊妹
	Yilan	姊妹
	Changhua (Lukang)	姊妹
	Taichung	姊妹
	Tainan	姊妹
	Hsinchu	姊妹仔
	Kinmen	姊妹
	Penghu (Magong)	姊妹
	Singapore (Hokkien)	姊妹
	Chaozhou	姊妹, 姐妹
	Singapore (Teochew)	姐妹
	Wenchang	姊妹
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	姊妹
Wu	Shanghai	姊妹
	Suzhou	姊妹
	Ningbo	姊妹
	Wenzhou	姊妹
Xiang	Changsha	姊妹
	Shuangfeng	姊妹

Derived terms

• 窯姐兒／窑姐儿 (yáojiěr)