阿嬸
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) | 阿 | 嬸 | |
| simp. (阿婶) | 阿 | 婶 | |
| alternative forms | 阿妗 Hailu and Raoping Hakka 阿嬋／阿婵 Cantonese (aa3 sim4) | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
阿嬸
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Wu) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother) (Classifier: 個／个 c)
- (Cantonese, informal) middle-aged woman (Classifier: 個／个 c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 嬸母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)”) [map]
Coordinate terms
- 阿叔 (āshū)
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