elderly woman (affectionate)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
elderly woman; old lady (affectionate or intimate)
informalUsed to refer to an elderly woman with warmth, closeness, or familiarity. Common in spoken language, especially in northern Chinese dialects.
Mén门
kǒu口
zuò坐
zhe着
yī一
wèi位
lǎo老
pó婆
er儿
zài在
shài晒
tài太
yáng阳
。
An old lady was sitting at the doorway basking in the sun.
Gé隔
bì壁
de的
lǎo老
pó婆
er儿
duì对
wǒ我
kě可
hǎo好
le了
。
The old lady next door is very kind to me.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
pó婆
er儿
yǐ已
jīng经
jiǔ九
shí十
duō多
suì岁
le了
。
This elderly woman is already over ninety years old.