姨娘

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Chinese[edit]

one's mother's sister; aunt mother; young lady
trad. (姨娘)
simp. #(姨娘)
anagram 娘姨

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Noun[edit]

姨娘

  1. (dated or Jin, Wenzhounese) concubine
  2. (Eastern Min) father's concubine
  3. (dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Wu) maternal aunt (mother's sister)
  4. (Shaoxing Wu) (direct term of address) stepmother
    Synonym: (indirect term of address) 晚娘 (wǎnniáng)

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