Definition
婶 is a bound form (b.f.) — it rarely appears alone; you'll usually hear it in compounds like 婶婶, 大婶, or 婶子. It specifically refers to the wife of one's father's younger brother (a paternal aunt by marriage), but in everyday speech it's also used as a polite way to address a woman around one's mother's age, similar to 'auntie' in English.
b.f.
aunt (wife of father's younger brother)auntie (polite address for a woman of one's mother's generation)
Examples
- 。Wǒ shěnshěn zuò de cài tèbié hǎochī.The food my aunt makes is especially delicious.
- ,?Shěnzi, nín zhīdào yóujú zěnme zǒu ma?Auntie, do you know how to get to the post office?
- ,,。Dàshěn, nín xiān zuò, wǒ qù dào chá.Auntie, please sit down first, I'll go make tea.
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