aunt; mother's brother's wife
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
aunt; mother's brother's wife
dialectA dialectal term primarily used in Northern and Central Plains Mandarin (e.g., Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan). Equivalent to the more standard term 舅母 (jiùmǔ) or 舅妈 (jiùmā).
Wǒ我
jìn妗
mǔ母
bāo包
de的
jiǎo饺
zi子
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
My aunt makes delicious dumplings.
Guò过
nián年
wǒ我
men们
qù去
jìn妗
mǔ母
jiā家
bài拜
nián年
。
During the New Year, we went to my aunt's house to pay a visit.
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Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
shì是
gēn跟
zhe着
jìn妗
mǔ母
zhǎng长
dà大
de的
。
He grew up under the care of his aunt.