How come no Chinese related etymological word for Little Sister?
As I understand the casual terms for big brother, big sister and little brother have roots in Mandarin:
Big brother: Koko comes from Gege
Big Sister: Cici comes from Jiejie
Little brother: Dede comes from Didi
But I haven’t come across an equivalent for little sister being Maimai, little sisters are still called dek or dede just like little brothers
Any particular reasoning for this?
Posted Apr 8, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC
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