辣妹

Chinese

		hot (spicy); pungent	younger sister
trad. (辣妹)		辣	妹
simp. #(辣妹)		辣	妹
Literally: “spicy girl”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): làmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laat⁶ mui^6-1
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): la̍t-moi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: làmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: làmèi
    • Wade–Giles: la⁴-mei⁴
    • Yale: là-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahmey
    • Palladius: ламэй (lamɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: laat⁶ mui^6-1
    • Yale: laaht mūi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laat⁹ mui^6-1
    • Guangdong Romanization: lad⁶ mui^6-1
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːt̚² muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: la̍t-moi
    • Hakka Romanization System: lad moi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lad⁶ moi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /lat̚⁵ moi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

辣妹

1. (colloquial) hot babe; hot chick
2. gyaru (a kind of subculture originated from Japan, or describing females of this fashion style)