Can anyone tell me how to say big sister?
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I know little sister is mei mei, but does anyone know how to say big sister? Thanks!
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23, we aim to misbehave.
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It's Jei or Jei-Jei according to the Serenity RPG book thingy i got
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thanks so much Kaze!
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or you can say "da jie jie"
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Thanks a lot guys! That helps me out a ton.
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Originally posted by Kastor:
or you can say "da jie jie"
Wouldn't that be, like, Large Big Sister? KF
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Forgive what you can and send me on my path. I will walk on until you bid me rest.
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Originally posted by Kizyr:Quote:
Originally posted by Kastor:
or you can say "da jie jie"
Wouldn't that be, like, Large Big Sister? KF
Not really. "da" is large but when used with jie means literally, eldest sister.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
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Originally posted by Kastor:Quote:
Originally posted by Kizyr:Quote:
Originally posted by Kastor:
or you can say "da jie jie"
Wouldn't that be, like, Large Big Sister? KF
Not really. "da" is large but when used with jie means literally, eldest sister.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
It has to be Jie Jie though. not just the single Jie.
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"It's just an Object"
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And that's pronounced like "Gee Gee"?
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Originally posted by Kastor:Quote:
Originally posted by Kizyr:Quote:
Originally posted by Kastor:
or you can say "da jie jie"
Wouldn't that be, like, Large Big Sister? KF
Not really. "da" is large but when used with jie means literally, eldest sister.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
It has to be Jie Jie though. not just the single Jie.
.....
"It's just an Object"
"Jie" is acceptable in the vernacular, especially when addressing the person directly, or when preceded by a diminutive possessive (eg. "ni jie" = "you big-sister" but really means "your older sister").
"Jie jie" is somewhat more formal.
"Da jie" (never doubling the "jie") means "eldest big-sister". If you have more than one you'd call them "Da jie" (big big-sister), "Er jie" (Two big-sister) "San jie" (Three big-sister) and so on.
The pronunciation sounds somewhatlike the word "Yeah" with a fronted J sound tacked on in front of it. It's a third tone word (falling-rising) which also means it should be pronounced a little on the long side.
Steve
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