| 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 |
abbr. for country names that begin with 阿: Algeria 阿尔及利亚, Afghanistan 阿富汗 etc |
| 阿 |
ā |
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / 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 |