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大妈大媽 dà mā — father's elder brother's wife

dà (fourth tone, falling) mā (first tone, high and level)da4 ma1

Traditional: 大媽

father's elder brother's wife

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Meanings

  1. father's elder brother's wife

    father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 大
    dà (fourth tone, falling) dài (fourth tone, falling)

    big, large; (of age) old; greatly, very; (dài) only in 大夫 dàifu, a doctor

    3 strokesRadical 大
  • 妈媽
    mā (first tone, high and level)

    mother, mum (chiefly in 妈妈); a form of address for an older married woman

    6 strokes⿰女马Radical 女