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老大娘

lou5 daai6 noeng4

lao3 da4 niang2

(Mand.) aunty; granny | term of address for old women (with no esp. with no blood ties)

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

老大娘

This word was added by tym on 28th Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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老 lou5 lao3 - old, venerable
大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
娘 noeng4 niang2 {niang5} - young girl; women; wife;

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