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嫂嫂

Mandarin · pinyin sǎo sao

older brother's wife
sister-in-law
(polite address to a younger married woman) sister

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嫂: sǎo · sister-in-law, elder brother's wife

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noun

(regional) sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)

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