chị gái
See also: chigai
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ ɣaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ ɣaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɪj˨˩˨ ɣaːj˦˥]
Noun
(classifier người) chị gái • (姊𡛔)
- (chiefly literary) Synonym of chị (“elder sister”)
- Chị gái tôi
Usage notes
- Unlike em (“younger sibling”) which is gender neutral, chị (“elder sister”) and anh (“elder brother”) are gender-specific. This expression is therefore redundant by nature, but it can be used for acoustic or literary eloquence because it is disyllabic.
Pronoun
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