Cantonese Dictionary

妯

zuk6

Mandarin: zhou2

wives of brothers | sisters-in-law | # adapted from cc-cedict

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妯娌

zuk6 lei5

Mandarin: zhou2 li3

sisters-in-law; wives of brothers

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姊

zi2

Mandarin: zi3

elder sister; sister

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姊妹團

zi2 mui6 tyun4

Mandarin: zi3 mei4 tuan2

Cantonese

bride's party; group of bridesmaids

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姊姊

zi2 zi2

Mandarin: zi3 zi3

older sister

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姊弟戀

zi2 dai6 lyun2

Mandarin: zi3 di4 lian4

a romantic relationship between a girlfriend who is older than her boyfriend

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姐

ze1

Mandarin: jie3

older sister | a term of address for an older female | a young woman | a house helper | a domestic helper | # adapted from cc-cedict

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姐夫

ze2 fu1

Mandarin: jie3 fu5

(informal) older sister's husband

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姐妹

ze2 mui6

Mandarin: jie3 mei4

bridesmaids

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姐妹

ze2 mui6*2

Mandarin: jie3 mei4

sisters (lit., "older and younger sisters")

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姐姐

ze2 ze2

Mandarin: jie3 jie5

(noun) general term of young lady

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姐姐

ze2*4 ze2*1

Mandarin: jie3 jie5

elder sister (also 家姐 in Cantonese)

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姐姐仔

ze4 ze1 zai2

Mandarin: jie3 jie5 zi3

noun; girl, normally used for someone older than you

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姐姐仔

ze2*4 ze2*1 zai2

Cantonese

a little girl; a maiden

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姐手姐腳

ze2 sau2 ze2 goek3

Mandarin: jie3 shou3 jie3 jiao3

Simplified: 姐手姐脚

(adjective) sluggish and clumsy; a term used to imply that someone is slow-moving and lacking the deftness to do work

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姪

zat6

Mandarin: zhi2

nephew by the male line | or niece by the male line when paired with the word女 | # adapted from cc-cedict

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姪仔

zat6 zai2

Mandarin: zhi2 zi3

Simplified: 侄仔

Nephew

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姪女

zat6 neoi5*2

Mandarin: zhi2 nv3

brother's daughter; niece

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姪子

zat6 zi2

Mandarin: zhi2 zi5

brother's son; nephew | Cant.: 姪

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姿

zi1

Mandarin: zi1

beauty | disposition | looks | appearance | posture | gesture | one's manner | # adapted from cc-cedict

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姿勢

zi1 sai3

Mandarin: zi1 shi4

posture; pose; gesture; carriage

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姿容

zi1 jung4

Mandarin: zi1 rong2

looks; appearance

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姿態

zi1 taai3

Mandarin: zi1 tai4

attitude; posture; stance

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姿整

zi1 zing2

Mandarin: zi1 zheng3

fastidious

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姿色

zi1 sik1

Mandarin: zi1 se4

[n] beauty (of women)

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娤

zong1

Mandarin: zhuang1

face appearance; make up

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婕

zip3

Mandarin: jie2

handsome | an official title | # adapted from cc-cedict

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婕

zit6

Mandarin: jie2

an official title

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婕妤

zit6 jyu4

Mandarin: jie2 yu2

noun; name of imperial concubine

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婧

zing6

Mandarin: jing4

(of woman) slender | delicate | virtuous | modest | supple | # adapted from cc-cedict

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