阿嫂

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Chinese

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phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
older brother's wife; sister-in-law
trad. (阿嫂)
simp. #(阿嫂)
alternative forms 亞嫂亚嫂 Cantonese

Pronunciation

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Noun

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阿嫂

  1. (direct address in Southern Min, both direct and indirect address in Cantonese and Hakka) sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)
  2. (dialectal Cantonese) sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)
  3. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, direct address) married woman of the same generation
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, direct address, euphemistic) mother
  5. (Cantonese) wife of one's boss or superior

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Descendants

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  • English: Ah Soh