大媽
Chinese edit
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
mother; mama | ||
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trad. (大媽) | 大 | 媽 | |
simp. (大妈) | 大 | 妈 | |
alternative forms | 大馬/大马 Eastern Min 大嬤/大嬷 Eastern Min |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
大媽
- (colloquial) paternal aunt (father's elder brother's wife)
- An affectionate term of address for an elderly woman.
- (Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) great-grandmother
- (Cantonese) term of address for one's father's first wife, used by children of the father's concubines
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) (elderly) woman, especially one from Mainland China