嬸婆

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Chinese

wife of father's younger brother grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (嬸婆)
simp. (婶婆)

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Noun

嬸婆

  1. aunt; aunt-in-law (husband's father's younger brother's wife)
  2. (Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin) great-aunt (grandfather's younger brother's wife)
  3. (Hepu Cantonese, Jinjiang Hokkien) paternal aunt (father's younger brother's wife)

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