阿嬸

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Chinese

 
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
wife of father's younger brother
trad. (阿嬸)
simp. (阿婶)
alternative forms 阿妗 Hailu and Raoping Hakka
阿嬋阿婵 Cantonese (aa3 sim4)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • aa3 sam2 - common;
  • aa3 sim4 - middle-aged woman, humorous.

Noun

阿嬸

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Wu) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother) (Classifier: c)
  2. (Cantonese, informal) middle-aged woman (Classifier: c)

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