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Chinese
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phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
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older brother's wife; sister-in-law
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trad. (阿嫂)
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阿
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嫂
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simp. #(阿嫂)
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阿
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嫂
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alternative forms
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亞嫂/亚嫂 Cantonese
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Pronunciation
Noun
阿嫂
- (direct address in Southern Min, both direct and indirect address in Cantonese and Hakka) sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, direct address) married woman of the same generation
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien, direct address, euphemistic) mother
- (Cantonese) wife of one's boss or superior
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
嫂子 (“sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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嫂子
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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嫂子
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Taiwan
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嫂子
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Harbin
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嫂子
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Yantai (Muping)
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嫂
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Jinan
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嫂子
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Luoyang
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嫂子
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Wanrong
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嫂子
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Xi'an
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嫂子
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Yinchuan
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嫂嫂
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Xining
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嫂子
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Ürümqi
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嫂子
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Wuhan
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嫂子
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Chengdu
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嫂子, 嫂嫂
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Guiyang
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嫂嫂
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Xuzhou
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嫂子
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Yangzhou
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嫂子
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Nanjing
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嫂子
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Hefei
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嫂子
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Malaysia
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嫂子
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Singapore
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嫂子
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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阿嫂
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Hong Kong
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阿嫂
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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嫂
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Macau
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大嫂
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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阿嫂
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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嫂
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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阿嫂
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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阿嫂
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Foshan
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阿嫂
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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阿嫂
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Foshan (Shunde)
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大嫂
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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阿嫂
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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阿嫂
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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大嫂
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Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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大嫂
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Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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阿嫂
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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阿嫂
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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阿嫂
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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阿嫂
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Taishan
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阿嫂
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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阿嫂
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Enping (Niujiang)
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阿嫂
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Heshan (Yayao)
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嫂
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Dongguan
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阿嫂
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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阿嫂
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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阿嫂
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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阿嫂
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Gan
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Nanchang
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嫂嫂, 嫂子, 嫂
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Lichuan
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兄嫂
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Pingxiang
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嫂老子 non-face-to-face, 嫂嫂 face-to-face
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Hakka
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Meixian
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阿嫂
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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阿嫂
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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阿嫂
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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阿嫂
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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大嫂
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Conghua (Lütian)
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阿嫂
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Yudu
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嫂嫂
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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阿嫂
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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阿嫂
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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阿嫂
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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阿嫂
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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阿嫂
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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阿嫂
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Senai (Huiyang)
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阿嫂
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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嫂 non-face-to-face, 嫂嫂 face-to-face
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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嫂嫂, 嫂子
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Xinzhou
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嫂嫂, 嫂嫂啊, 嫂啊
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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嫂仔, 嫂嫂 face-to-face
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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嫂, 兄嫂, 依嫂
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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阿嫂
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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阿嫂, 兄嫂
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Quanzhou
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阿嫂, 兄嫂
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Jinjiang
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阿嫂
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Zhangzhou
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阿嫂, 兄嫂
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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阿嫂
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Manila (Hokkien)
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阿嫂
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Chaozhou
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阿嫂
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Jieyang
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阿嫂, 嫂
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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阿嫂
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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阿嫂
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Singapore (Teochew)
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阿嫂
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Leizhou
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嫂
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Haikou
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兄嫂 non-face-to-face, 阿嫂 face-to-face
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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阿嫂
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Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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家嫂
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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嫂
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Wu
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Shanghai
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嫂嫂, 阿嫂
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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阿嫂 non-face-to-face, 嫂嫂
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Suzhou
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阿嫂 non-face-to-face, 嫂嫂 face-to-face
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Danyang
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嫂嫂
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Hangzhou
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嫂嫂, 阿嫂
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Ningbo
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阿嫂
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Wenzhou
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兄嫂 non-face-to-face, 阿嫂 face-to-face
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Jinhua
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嫂 non-face-to-face, 嫂兒嫂兒 face-to-face
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Xiang
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Changsha
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嫂子
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Loudi
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嫂嫂
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Shuangfeng
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嫂嫂
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Descendants