dàshěnr

大婶儿

Word · NounTraditional大娘兒

auntie; respectful term for a woman of mother's generation

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

auntie; respectful term for a woman of mother's generation who is younger than mother

informal

Used as a polite and familiar term of address for an older woman, typically a neighbor or family friend. The '儿' (ér) sound is fused into the preceding syllable in pronunciation (erhua).

Zhāng张
dà大
shěnr娘
nín儿
 ,
mǎi您
cài买
qù菜
a去
 啊
 ?

Auntie Zhang, are you going to buy groceries?

Lǐ李
dà大
yé爷
hé和
Wáng王
dà大
shěnr娘
shì儿
duì是
hǎo对
lín好
jū邻
 居
 。

Uncle Li and Auntie Wang are good neighbors.

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Kàn看
dào到
lín邻
jū居
dà大
shěnr娘
yào儿
 ,
zhǔ要
dòng主
dǎ动
zhāo打
hu招
 呼
 。

When you see the neighbor auntie, you should greet her proactively.