father's aunt; paternal great-aunt; wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
paternal great-aunt (wife of one's paternal grandfather's younger brother)
neutralA formal kinship term referring to the wife of one's paternal grandfather's younger brother (shūzǔfù). In some dialects, also called 叔婆.
Wǒ我
de的
shū叔
zǔ祖
mǔ母
zhù住
zài在
xiāng乡
xià下
，
měi每
nián年
Chūn春
Jié节
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
huì会
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
tā她
。
My great-aunt lives in the countryside, and we visit her every Spring Festival.
Shū叔
zǔ祖
mǔ母
jīn今
nián年
bā八
shí十
suì岁
le了
，
shēn身
tǐ体
yī依
rán然
hěn很
yìng硬
lang朗
。
My great-aunt is eighty years old this year, but she is still in robust health.
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Àn按
zhào照
bèi辈
fen分
，
wǒ我
yīng应
gāi该
chēng称
hū呼
tā她
wéi为
shū叔
zǔ祖
mǔ母
。
According to seniority, I should address her as my great-aunt.