ā yí
阿姨 (ā yí) is a Chinese word meaning “maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker”.
Meanings
- 1maternal aunt
- 2step-mother
- 3childcare worker
- 4nursemaid
- 5woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
- 6CL:個|个[ge4]
- Part of speech
- noun
Characters in 阿姨
Related words
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