husband's aunt; great-aunt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
husband's aunt (wife of husband's father's younger brother)
Refers to the wife of the husband's uncle (father's younger brother). Used by the wife to address or refer to her husband's aunt by marriage.
Wǒ我
de的
shū叔
pó婆
zhù住
zài在
xiāng乡
xià下
。
My husband's aunt lives in the countryside.
Guò过
nián年
de的
shí时
hou候
，
wǒ我
men们
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
shū叔
pó婆
。
During the New Year, we went to visit my husband's aunt.
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Shū叔
pó婆
duì对
wǒ我
hěn很
hǎo好
，
jiù就
xiàng像
qīn亲
gū姑
mā妈
yī一
yàng样
。
My husband's aunt is very kind to me, just like my own aunt.
noun
great-aunt (wife of grandfather's younger brother)
dialectDialectal usage. Refers to the wife of one's grandfather's younger brother. In standard Mandarin, this relation is usually called 叔祖母, but 叔婆 is used in some dialects as an equivalent term.
Wǒ我
de的
shū叔
pó婆
jīn今
nián年
jiǔ九
shí十
suì岁
le了
。
My great-aunt is ninety years old this year.
Shū叔
pó婆
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
le了
hěn很
duō多
guò过
qù去
de的
gù故
shi事
。
Great-aunt told me many stories about the past.
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Àn按
zhào照
lǎo老
jiā家
de的
xí习
sú俗
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
gěi给
shū叔
pó婆
bài拜
shòu寿
。
According to our hometown customs, we must pay respects to great-aunt on her birthday.