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  sam2   jyutping
  shen3   pinyin
[1] aunt (wife of one's father's younger brother)
[2] sister-in-law (wife of one's husband younger brother)
[3] auntie (form of address for a woman about one's mother's age)

noun
Stroke count: 18
Level: 2
Radical: (#38)

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

This word has been viewed 10730 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  aa3 sam2   = aunt (wife of father's younger brother); polite way of addressing wife of 阿叔 (uncle)
detail  sam2 zi2  shen3 zi5 = father's younger brother's wife - aunty
detail  daai6 sam2  da4 shen3 = aunt (affectionate address for woman about one's mother's age)
detail  sam2 mou5  shen3 mu3 = father's younger brother's wife; aunt
detail  gaai1 si5 aa3 sam2   = a loudmouth cursing gossiping "auntie"

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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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