妹紙
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See also: 妹纸
Chinese[edit]
younger sister | phonetic | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (妹紙) | 妹 | 紙 | |
simp. (妹纸) | 妹 | 纸 |
Etymology[edit]
From 妹子 (mèizi, “younger sister, young female”), with replacement of the diminutive suffix 子 (zǐ, “child, son”) by the close-sounding retroflexed counterpart 紙/纸 (zhǐ, “paper”). See also 孩紙/孩纸 (háizhǐ, “child, kid”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
妹紙
- (neologism, colloquial, humorous) young female (usually one who is intimate to the speaker); babe; girlfriend