auntie; respectful term for a woman of mother's generation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
auntie; respectful term for a woman of mother's generation who is younger than mother
informalUsed 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.