[ **up: [[Chinese language--Honorifics]]** ] --- # Xiăojiĕjie 小姐姐 (Little Older Sister – Positive) > 小姐姐 (xiăojiĕjie) — There’s really no word in English that holds the same meaning… Directly translated, it means little eldest sister/small older sister. People in China would normally call a cute, yet mature girl who looks young or who might be in the same generation as them by this; they use this when they see a young pretty woman, whose age is unknown or who they assume is slightly older, because it isn’t as rude or offensive.[^1] - *See also:* [[Xiǎo jiĕ 小姐 (Chinese honorific)]] [^1]: Xi Zixu, *[[Xi Zixu. 'Kaleidoscope of Death', 2018.|Kaleidoscope of Death]]*, trans. Taida Translations, 2020, chapter 31, https://taidatranslations.wordpress.com/kaleidoscope-of-death/kod-chapter-31/.