嫂 (sou2 | sao3) : elder brother's wife

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嫂

sou2

sao3

[1] elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
[2] sister - a form of address for a married woman about one's own age

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 女 (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

嫂

This word has been viewed 8683 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Feb 2011 09:11

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阿嫂 aa3 sou2 = sister-in-law (brother's wife); polite way of addressing a friend's wife 粵

嫂子 sou2 zi2 sao3 zi5 = older brother's wife 國

大嫂 daai6 sou2 da4 sao3 = sister-in-law which is eldest brother's wife

家嫂 gaa1 sou2 = daughter-in-law 粵

北嫂 bak1 sou2 = an aging mainland woman working in HK as a hostess or prostitute 粵

堂嫂 tong4 sou2 tang2 sao3 = paternal elder male cousin's wife

順得哥情失嫂意 seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 yi3 shun4 de5 ge1 qing2 shi1 sao3 yi4 = hard to please everybody 粵

表嫂 biu2 sou2 biao3 sao3 = maternal aunt

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 嫂
Unicode code for this character: U+5ac2 (off-site link)

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