1. What does 阿姨 mean in English?
阿姨 (also known as 姨; Chinese PinYin: a yi; traditional Chinese: 阿姨) literally means aunt or auntie, it’s a mandarine Chinese noun, countable. In Chinese culture, people often address the unrelated elder woman (around one’s mother’s age) as 阿姨. The term is a polysemous word, it can also mean (1) mother’s younger sister; (2) female caretakers (such as a nurse, cleaning lady).
Literally: 阿 (prefix to names of people or places, no actual meanings) + 姨 (auntie)
A cleaning lady can be addressed as 阿姨
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2. How to pronounce 阿姨 ?
Chinese Pinyin: [Ā yí]
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3. Synonyms And Antonyms of 阿姨
Synonyms (同义词): 姨妈, 姨母,
Antonyms (反义词): (None)
4. What are the fixed expression, collocations and idioms that contains 阿姨
Fixed expression (固定搭配): (None)
Collocations (词语连用): 堂阿姨 / 表阿姨 (mother’s female cousins), 阿姨好 (hello, auntie!)
Idioms (成语): (None)
5. How to use 阿姨 in a sentence?
Below are some example sentences containing 阿姨.
5.1 阿姨，母亲的姐妹。
English: Aunt, mother’s sister.
5.2 晚辈对任何女性长辈称呼阿姨。
English: The younger generation can address the female elders as auntie.
5.3 阿姨送给我的生日贺卡，我很中意。
English: My aunt gave me a birthday card, I loved it very much.
5.4 阿姨，简称姨，现代泛指对女性的称呼。
English: Yi is short for Ah Yi, it is a general form of address for ladies.
5.5 我通常和我阿姨一起去购物。
English: I usually go for shopping with my aunt.
5.6 我有两个阿姨。
English: I have two aunts.
5.7 在香港、澳门如果称呼女性做阿姨可能会引起对方不悦.
English: In Hong Kong and Macau, ladies will be displeased if they are addressed unrelated people as aunt.
5.8 明天我和雪莉阿姨一起看“贵妃醉酒”。
English: Aunt Shirley and I will go to watch the “Drunken Beauty” tomorrow.
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