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阿姨
Mandarin · pinyin ā yí
Meanings
- maternal aunt
- term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
- childcare worker; nanny
- domestic worker
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
aa3 ji1
Cantonese word readings for 阿姨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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noun
- (informal, endearing) maternal aunt (mother's sister or female cousin)
- (informal, endearing) maternal aunt (mother's sister or female cousin) — (Cantonese) one's mother's younger sister
- (endearing) auntie (form of address for any woman around one's mother's age)
- a form of address for working-age female caretakers, including nurses, cleaning ladies, live-in staff, etc.
- (euphemistic) mom; mother
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- (Internet slang) Liu Zhongjing (劉仲敬), Chinese political philosopher
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