| 三阿姨 |
sān ā yí |
auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 阿 |
ā |
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗) / (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿尔巴尼亚) / (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿尔及利亚) / (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷) / also pr. [a4] |
| 阿 |
ē |
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with |
| 阿姨 |
ā yí |
maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:个 |
| 姨 |
yí |
mother's sister / aunt |