chị gái

See also: chigai

Vietnamese

Etymology

chị (elder sister) + gái (female)

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier người) chị gái • (姊𡛔)

  1. (chiefly literary) Synonym of chị (elder sister)
    Chị gái tôi
    My Sister

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

chị gái • (姊𡛔)

  1. (rather childish) Synonym of chị (you, that sister over there who I'm assuming is a little older than me)

See also

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