阿姨
aa3 ji1ā yí
English
- maternal aunt
- aunt; mother's younger sister ----
- term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
- form of address to a middle-aged female person, who is a stranger, or a friend of one's parents.
- childcare worker; nanny
- domestic worker
粵語 — Cantonese
- 阿媽嘅細妹
- 對中年女性嘅稱呼(量詞:個)
Examples
有隻雀仔痾咗篤屎落我阿姨架車到。
A bird shat on my aunt's car.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
他呆在他阿姨家。
He stayed at his aunt's house.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
我阿姨住在紐約。
My aunt lives in New York.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
我阿姨有三個孩子。
My aunt has three children.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
你叔叔给你阿姨剪头发。
Your uncle gives your aunt a haircut.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
我的阿姨因肺癌去世了。
My aunt died of lung cancer.
Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk