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大姨媽

简大姨妈 · 繁大姨媽

Mandarin · pinyin dà yí mā

mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother)
(coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
姨: yí · mother/wife's sister; concubine
媽: mā · mother, mama
妈: mā · mother, mama

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4–2–1 · da4 yi2 ma1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 ji4 maa1

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noun

(chiefly southern dialects) eldest maternal aunt (mother's eldest sister older than one's mother)
(euphemistic, slang, humorous) Aunt Flo (a personification of the menstrual period or menstruation)

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