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阿嬤

简阿嬷 · 繁阿嬤

Mandarin · pinyin ā mā

(Tw) grandma (also used to refer to or address an elderly woman) (from Taiwanese 阿媽, Tai-lo pr. a-má)

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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嬷: mó · mother

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1–1 · a1 ma1

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