# 姊妹
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zǐmèi, jiěmèi
       (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ, ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi$^3$ mei$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зымый (zɨmɨy, II-0) / зымый (zɨmɨy, II-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi$^2$ mui$^6$ / zi$^2$ mui$^{6-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): dei$^2$ moi$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chí-moi
    (Hailu, HRS): zi$^ˊ$ moi$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zi$^3$ moi$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chí-bē / chí-bēr / chí-mōe / chí-māi / chí-moāi / chí-běr
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zi$^2$ muê$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy-me
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): zr$^3$ mei
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, literary, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǐmèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhmèi
*** Wade–Giles: tzŭ$^3$-mei$^4$
*** Yale: dž-mèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyymey
*** Palladius: цзымэй (czymɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, vernacular, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiěmèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiěmèi
*** Wade–Giles: chieh$^3$-mei$^4$
*** Yale: jyě-mèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieemey
*** Palladius: цземэй (czemɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zi$^3$ mei$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zmei
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵³ mei²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зымый (zɨmɨy, II-0) / зымый (zɨmɨy, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵¹ mei⁰/, /t͡sz̩⁵¹ mei²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$ mui$^6$ / zi$^2$ mui$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: jí muih / jí múi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$ mui$^6$ / dzi$^2$ mui$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$ mui$^6$ / ji$^2$ mui$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵ muːi̯²²/, /t͡siː³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: dei$^2$ moi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tei⁵⁵ ᵐbᵘɔi²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chí-moi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ji$^ˋ$ moi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ji$^3$ moi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡si³¹ moi̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zi$^ˊ$ moi$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡si²⁴⁻³³ moi¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zi$^3$ moi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩³¹ moɪ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Philippines, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bē
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-bē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cy'be
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be³³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /t͡si⁴²⁻²⁴ be²²/
*** IPA (Philippines): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ be⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Sanxia, Kinmen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-bēr
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-bēr
*** IPA (Kinmen): /t͡si⁵³⁻²⁴ bə²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-mōe
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-muē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cymoe
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ muẽ³³/
*** IPA (Yilan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muẽ³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-māi
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-māi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cymai
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi²²/
*** IPA (Tainan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mãi³³/
** (Hokkien: Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-moāi
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-muāi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cymoai
*** IPA (Tainan): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muãi³³/
** (Hokkien: Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-běr
*** Tâi-lô: tsí-běr
*** IPA (Lukang): /t͡si⁵⁵⁻³⁵ bə³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zi$^2$ muê$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí muē
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ mue¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsy-me
*** MiniDict: tsy$^去$ me
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsr-me
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³³ me⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: zr$^3$ mei
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩³³ mei̯³/

### Noun

姊妹
* elder sister and younger sister; sisters
* sister (close female friend)
* sister (fellow female member of a religion) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 位 m c)
* (literary or dialectal) brothers and sisters
* (dialectal) younger sister
* (Cantonese) bridesmaid

#### Usage notes

* 姐姐 (jiějie, “elder sister”) and 妹妹 (mèimei, “younger sister”) are the usual nouns for referring to one's sister.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姐妹, 姊妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姐兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 姐妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 姐妹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 姊妹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 姊妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 姊妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 姊妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 姊妹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 姊妹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 姐妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 姐妹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 姊妹 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | 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 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 姊妹, 姊妹仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 姊妹仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 姊妹, 姊妹仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 姊妹仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 姊妹 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 姊妹, 姐妹 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 姐妹 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 姊妹 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 姊妹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 姊妹 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 姊妹 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 姊妹 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 姊妹 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 姊妹 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 姊妹 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 姊妹 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 妹, 女弟 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 妹妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 妹妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 妹妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 老妹兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 老妹兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 妹妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 老妹兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 妹妹, 妹子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 妹妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 妹妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 妹妹 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 妹妹 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 妹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 妹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 妹子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 妹妹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 妹子, 妹妹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 妹子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 妹妹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 妹妹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 妹妹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 妹妹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 妹妹 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 妹妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 妹兒, 妹妹, 妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 妹妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 妹子, 妹妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 妹子, 妹, 老妹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 妹妹, 妹子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 妹妹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 妹子, 妹妹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 妹妹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 妹兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 妹妹, 細妹, 阿妹, 妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 妹妹, 細妹, 阿妹, 妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 細妹, 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 細妹, 妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 妹子 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 妹 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 小妹 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 老妹 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 老妹, 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 老姑 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿妹 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 細妹, 阿妹, 妹 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 細妹 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 妹子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 妹 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老妹, 妹老子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老妹, 老妹仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿妹 |
| Hakka | Changting | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 老妹子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 妹子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 妹 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 老妹, 妹 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 妹佬 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿妹 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 老妹 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿妹, 老妹 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 妹 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 妹妹, 女妹 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 令妹兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 令妹, 令妹兒 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 奶妹兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 妹吶 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 女妹仂, 女妹, 妹 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 小妹, 妹哩 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 妹子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 妹妹 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 妹妹, 妹子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 姊妹 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 妹妹 |
| Jin | Linhe | 妹妹 |
| Jin | Jining | 妹妹 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 妹妹 |
| Jin | Baotou | 妹妹 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 妹妹 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 妹妹 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 妹仔 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 妹仔 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 妹仔 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 妹 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 妹 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 妹仔 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 妹仔 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 妹仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依妹, 妹 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 依妹 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 阿妹 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 依妹 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 妹 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 妹 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 妹 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 姊妹 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 阿妹 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 阿妹 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依妹 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 小妹, 阿妹 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 小妹, 阿妹 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 小妹, 阿妹 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 細妹子 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 小妹 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 小妹 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 小妹 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 小妹 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 小妹 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 小妹 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 小妹 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 小妹, 阿妹 face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 小妹 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿妹 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 妹 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿妹 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 妹, 妹妹, 阿妹 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿妹 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿妹 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿妹 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 尼妹, 妹 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 姑𡠤 of a male, 姨𡠤 of a female |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 姑𡠤 of a male, 姨𡠤 of a female |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿妹 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 阿妹, 小妹 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 妹 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 妹 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 妹 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 阿妹 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 妹 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 妹 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 阿妹 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 妹 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 妹 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 妹 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 妹 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 妹 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 妹 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 妹 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 妹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 阿妹, 妹妹, 姊妹 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 姊妹 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 妹子, 妹妹 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 妹子, 妹妹 |
| Wu | Danyang | 妹子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿妹, 妹妹 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿妹, 妹妹 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿妹 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 妹, 妹妹 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老妹, 妹妹 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 老妹 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 妹妹 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 妹妹 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 妹妹 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 兄弟姐妹, 兄弟姊妹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 兄弟姐妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 兄弟姊妹 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 姊妹 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 姊妹 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 伴娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 伴娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 女儐相 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 女儐相 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 伴媽, 伴娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 伴娘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 伴娘, 姊妹 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 伴娘, 陪嫁娘 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 伴娘 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 伴娘 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伴嫁奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 新人伴 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 新娘伴, 新娘替, 伴嫁 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 新儂伴, 新儂替 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 新娘伴 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 送嫁, 新娘牚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 伴嫁 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 伴嫁 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 伴娘 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 伴行 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 伴嫁 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 伴嫁 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 伴嫁 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 伴嫁 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 伴嫁 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 伴郎妹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 伴娘, 伴姑娘, 喜娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 陪堂姑娘 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 伴媽, 伴婆 |

#### Derived terms

* 兄弟姊妹 (xiōngdì zǐmèi)
* 十姊妹 (shízǐmèi)
* 堂姊妹
* 姊妹城 (zǐmèichéng)
* 姊妹城市 (zǐmèi chéngshì)
* 妻姊妹婚
* 姊妹市 (zǐmèishì)
* 姊妹校
* 姊妹盟
* 姊妹行
* 手帕姊妹
* 胞姊妹
* 表姊妹
* 香火姊妹