阿嬸
Chinese edit
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
wife of father's younger brother | ||
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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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Coordinate terms edit
- 阿叔 (āshū)