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舅媽

简舅妈 · 繁舅媽

Mandarin · pinyin jiù mā

(coll.) aunt
maternal uncle's wife

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舅: jiù · mother's brother, uncle
媽: mā · mother, mama
妈: mā · mother, mama

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4–1 · jiu4 ma1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kau5 maa1

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noun

(colloquial) maternal aunt (wife of mother's brother)

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