"jie jie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [t͡sɛː˨ t͡sɛː˨˦] (note: Singapore, Cantonese pronunciation)
Etymology: From Cantonese 姐姐 (ze²⁻⁴ ze²⁻¹) and Mandarin 姐姐 (jiějié). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|姐姐|tr=ze²⁻⁴ ze²⁻¹}} Cantonese 姐姐 (ze²⁻⁴ ze²⁻¹), {{bor|en|cmn|姐姐|tr=jiějié}} Mandarin 姐姐 (jiějié) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} jie jie
  1. (Singapore, informal or childish) Term of address for an elder sister within Chinese families. Tags: Singapore, childish, informal
    Sense id: en-jie_jie-en-noun-QFQPShb3 Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (Singapore, informal, by extension, used by children) Term of address for an older female child, teenager or young adult. Tags: Singapore, broadly, informal Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-jie_jie-en-noun-rdTE94MV Disambiguation of Female family members: 34 66 Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jiejie Related terms: mei mei (english: younger sister), kor kor (english: elder brother), di di (english: younger brother)
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