jiě

毑

Character · Bound morphemeTraditional娭

used in '娭毑' (dialectal respectful term for an elderly woman)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

bound morpheme

used only in the word '娭毑' (grandmother, elderly lady)

dialect

This character is almost never used alone. It is part of the dialect word '娭毑', which is common in Hunan and other parts of southern China as a respectful or affectionate term for an elderly woman, often one's own grandmother.

Wǒ我
jiě娭
jie毑
zuò做
de的
cài菜
zuì最
hǎo好
chī吃
 。

The food my grandma makes is the most delicious.

Nà那
wèi位
jiě娭
jie毑
 ,
qǐng请
nín您
màn慢
zǒu走
 。

Please walk carefully, granny.

Show 1 more example
Wǒ我
men们
Hú湖
nán南
rén人
dōu都
bǎ把
nǎi奶
nai奶
jiào叫
zuò作
jiě娭
jie毑
 。

We people from Hunan all call our grandmothers '娭毑'.