馬大嫂

Chinese

		a surname	sister-in-law
trad. (馬大嫂)		馬	大嫂
simp. (马大嫂)		马	大嫂

Etymology

Pun on 買汏燒／买汏烧 (“shopping, washing and cooking”), three of the most common houseworks.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ma-da-sau

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ma-da-sau
    • MiniDict: ma^去 da sau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ma-da-sau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ma²² da⁵⁵ sɔ²¹/

Noun

馬大嫂

1. (Shanghainese, humorous) a housewife or househusband; a person responsible for housework

References

• Qian, Nairong, Xu, Baohua, Tang, Zhenzhu, editors (2007), 《上海话大词典》, Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社, →ISBN, page 146