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
trad. (阿嫂)	阿	嫂
simp. ^#(阿嫂)	阿	嫂
variant forms	亞嫂／亚嫂 Cantonese

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

(elder brother's wife): 嫂子 (sǎozi), 大嫂 (dàsǎo), 嫂嫂 (sǎosao), 兄嫂 (xiōngsǎo)

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