妹子
Chinese
| younger sister | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (妹子) | 妹 | 子 | |
| simp. #(妹子) | 妹 | 子 | |
| alternative forms | 妹仔 Northern Min | ||
Pronunciation 1
Noun
妹子
- (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Gan, Jin, Northern Min, Wu, Xiang) younger sister
- (Hakka, Xiang) daughter
- (dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Xiang) young lady; miss
- (Xinzhou Jin, endearing) A term of address used by a young husband to his wife.
- (Jianghuai Mandarin, including Hong'an) sister-in-law (wife's sister)
- (Dabu Hakka, dated) slavegirl
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 妹妹 (“younger sister”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 女兒 (“daughter”) [map]
Pronunciation 2
Noun
妹子
- (Xiang, Zhao'an Hakka, endearing) little girl
- (neologism, colloquial) young female (usually one who is intimate to the speaker), babe; girlfriend
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 女孩子 (“young girl”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 女朋友 (“girlfriend”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女朋友, 女友 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 女朋友 |
| Taiwan | 女朋友, 女友, 馬子 humorous or derogatory | |
| Chengdu | 女娃子, 女娃娃, 女娃兒, 盤子 | |
| Guilin | 𧊅 | |
| Xuzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Nanjing | 女朋友, 攀西 | |
| Singapore | 女朋友 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女朋友, 女 |
| Hong Kong | 女朋友, 女友, 女, 女女, 菜 derogatory | |
| Taishan | 女朋友, 女 | |
| Dongguan | 皮油 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 女朋友 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 女朋友 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細妹朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 妹子朋友, 女朋友 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 女朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 女朋友 |
| Shishi | 女朋友 | |
| Taipei | 姼仔 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 查某朋友 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 女朋友, 查某朋友 | |
| Chaozhou | 女朋友 | |
| Haifeng | 女朋友 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 查某朋友 | |
| Leizhou | 女朋友 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 女朋友 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 女朋友 |
| Suzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Hangzhou | 女朋友 | |
| Ningbo | 女朋友 | |
| Zhoushan | 女朋友 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 妹子 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
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