大陸妹

Chinese

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

Etymology

“Fushan lettuce”

妹 (mèi) is a 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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàlùmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàlùmèi
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-lu⁴-mei⁴
    • Yale: dà-lù-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahluhmey
    • Palladius: далумэй (dalumɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ luk⁶ mui^6-1
    • Yale: daaih luhk mūi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ luk⁹ mui^6-1
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ lug⁶ mui^6-1
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² lʊk̚² muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 大陸妹

1. (slightly derogatory) girl from Mainland China
2. (Taiwan) Fushan lettuce

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