阿姨

ā yí

Dictionary entry

maternal aunt

What does 阿姨 mean?

阿姨 (ā yí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1maternal aunt

2term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation

3childcare worker; nanny

4domestic worker

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阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"姨yímother's sister · aunt

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阿姨

ā yí

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