粵

阿aa3嬸sam2

simp阿婶
aa3 sam2ā shěn

English

  1. the way to address a middle age woman; the wife of husband's younger brothers; the wife of a paternal uncle
  2. aunt; wife of father's younger brother
  3. casual form of address to a middle-aged woman

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 阿爸細佬嘅老婆
  2. 非正式、比較輕鬆嘅場合中對中年女人嘅稱謂(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 我阿嬸成日同阿叔鬧交。

    My aunt always argues with my uncle. ----

  • 街市個阿嬸好好人,成日都搭多兩條菜畀我。

    The woman at the market is pretty nice, she gives me extra veggies all the time.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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