aunt; father's younger brother's wife (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
father's younger brother's wife; aunt
dialectA dialect term used primarily in Wu-speaking regions and some Mandarin dialects to refer to the wife of one's father's younger brother. Equivalent to 婶母 or 婶子 in standard Mandarin.
Wǒ我
de的
shěn婶
niáng娘
zhù住
zài在
xiāng乡
xià下
，
yǎng养
le了
hěn很
duō多
jī鸡
。
My aunt lives in the countryside and raises many chickens.
Shěn婶
niáng娘
duì对
wǒ我
hěn很
hǎo好
，
měi每
cì次
qù去
tā她
jiā家
dōu都
gěi给
wǒ我
zuò做
hǎo好
chī吃
de的
。
My aunt is very kind to me; every time I visit her home, she cooks delicious food for me.
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Wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
qù去
shěn婶
niáng娘
jiā家
bài拜
nián年
。
We are going to my aunt's house tomorrow to pay a New Year visit.