elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law (dialectal variant)
dialectA dialectal variant of 嫂子, commonly used in certain regional varieties of Mandarin and other Chinese dialects. May also be used as a respectful term of address for a married woman of similar age or slightly older.
Wǒ我
sǎo嫂
sao嫂
zuó昨
tiān天
cóng从
xiāng乡
xià下
huí回
lái来
le了
。
My elder brother's wife returned from the countryside yesterday.
Sǎo嫂
sao嫂
，
nín您
zuò坐
zhèr这
xiē儿
huìr歇
ba会
儿
吧
。
Sister-in-law, please sit here and rest a while.
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Tā他
dài待
sǎo嫂
sao嫂
jiù就
xiàng像
dài待
qīn亲
jiě姐
jie姐
yī一
yàng样
。
He treats his sister-in-law just like his own elder sister.