嬸婆
Chinese
wife of father's younger brother | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
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trad. (嬸婆) | 嬸 | 婆 | |
simp. (婶婆) | 婶 | 婆 |
Pronunciation
Noun
嬸婆
- aunt; aunt-in-law (husband's father's younger brother's wife)
- (Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin) great-aunt (grandfather's younger brother's wife)
- (Hepu Cantonese, Jinjiang Hokkien) paternal aunt (father's younger brother's wife)
Synonyms
- (aunt-in-law): 叔婆 (shūpó)
- (great-aunt): 叔祖母 (shūzǔmǔ), (dialectal) 叔婆 (shūpó); (Hokkien) 嬸媽/婶妈; (Xiang) 叔娭毑, 叔外婆
Dialectal synonyms of 嬸母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)”) [map]
Derived terms
- 大嬸婆/大婶婆
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