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伯母

Mandarin · pinyin bó mǔ

wife of father's elder brother
aunt
(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
Classifier: 個 gè

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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female

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2–3 · bo2 mu3

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baak3 mou5

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noun

paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
(polite) A term of address to a woman who is roughly the same age as one's mother, especially the mother of one's friend or colleague.

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