阿嫂
Chinese
(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people | older brother's wife; sister-in-law | ||
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trad. (阿嫂) | 阿 | 嫂 | |
simp. #(阿嫂) | 阿 | 嫂 | |
alternative forms | 亞嫂/亚嫂 Cantonese |
Pronunciation
Noun
阿嫂
- (direct address in Min Nan, both direct and indirect address in Cantonese and Hakka) sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan, direct address) married woman of the same generation
- (Zhangzhou Min Nan, direct address, euphemistic) mother
- (Cantonese) wife of one's boss or superior
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 嫂子 (“sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 嫂子 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 嫂子 |
Taiwan | 嫂子 | |
Harbin | 嫂子 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 嫂 | |
Jinan | 嫂子 | |
Luoyang | 嫂子 | |
Wanrong | 嫂子 | |
Xi'an | 嫂子 | |
Yinchuan | 嫂嫂 | |
Xining | 嫂子 | |
Ürümqi | 嫂子 | |
Wuhan | 嫂子 | |
Chengdu | 嫂子, 嫂嫂 | |
Guiyang | 嫂嫂 | |
Xuzhou | 嫂子 | |
Yangzhou | 嫂子 | |
Nanjing | 嫂子 | |
Hefei | 嫂子 | |
Malaysia | 嫂子 | |
Singapore | 嫂子 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿嫂 |
Hong Kong | 阿嫂 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 嫂 | |
Macau | 大嫂 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿嫂 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 嫂 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿嫂 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿嫂 | |
Foshan | 阿嫂 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿嫂 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 大嫂 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿嫂 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿嫂 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 大嫂 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 大嫂 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿嫂 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿嫂 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿嫂 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿嫂 | |
Taishan | 阿嫂 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿嫂 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 阿嫂 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 嫂 | |
Dongguan | 阿嫂 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿嫂 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿嫂 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿嫂 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 嫂嫂, 嫂子, 嫂 |
Lichuan | 兄嫂 | |
Pingxiang | 嫂老子 non-face-to-face, 嫂嫂 face-to-face | |
Hakka | Meixian | 阿嫂 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿嫂 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿嫂 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿嫂 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 大嫂 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 阿嫂 | |
Yudu | 嫂嫂 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿嫂 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿嫂 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿嫂 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿嫂 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿嫂 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿嫂 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 阿嫂 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 嫂 non-face-to-face, 嫂嫂 face-to-face |
Jin | Taiyuan | 嫂嫂, 嫂子 |
Xinzhou | 嫂嫂, 嫂嫂啊, 嫂啊 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 嫂仔, 嫂嫂 face-to-face |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 嫂, 兄嫂, 依嫂 |
Singapore (Fuqing) | 阿嫂 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿嫂, 兄嫂 |
Quanzhou | 阿嫂, 兄嫂 | |
Jinjiang | 阿嫂 | |
Zhangzhou | 阿嫂, 兄嫂 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿嫂 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 阿嫂 | |
Chaozhou | 阿嫂 | |
Jieyang | 阿嫂, 嫂 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿嫂 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿嫂 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 阿嫂 | |
Leizhou | 嫂 | |
Haikou | 兄嫂 non-face-to-face, 阿嫂 face-to-face | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿嫂 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 家嫂 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 嫂 |
Wu | Shanghai | 嫂嫂, 阿嫂 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 阿嫂 non-face-to-face, 嫂嫂 | |
Suzhou | 阿嫂 non-face-to-face, 嫂嫂 face-to-face | |
Danyang | 嫂嫂 | |
Hangzhou | 嫂嫂, 阿嫂 | |
Ningbo | 阿嫂 | |
Wenzhou | 兄嫂 non-face-to-face, 阿嫂 face-to-face | |
Jinhua | 嫂 non-face-to-face, 嫂兒嫂兒 face-to-face | |
Xiang | Changsha | 嫂子 |
Loudi | 嫂嫂 | |
Shuangfeng | 嫂嫂 |
Descendants
- → English: Ah Soh