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阿姨
ā yí
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- pinyin
- ā yí
- simplified
- 阿姨
- traditional
- 阿姨
1 · noun
auntie, a child's polite address for an adult woman
孩子对与父母年龄相近女性的礼貌称呼。
Here a child politely addresses an adult woman; no kinship or occupation is implied.
The little girl thanked the woman she called Auntie for picking up her hat.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
小女孩对帮她捡起帽子的阿姨说了声谢谢。
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