阿婆

āpó
noun #41,051

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 granny
  2. 2 old woman (term of address)
  3. 3 mother-in-law (dialect)

Examples

Āpó, nín màn diǎn zǒu.
Granny, please walk slowly.
Cūnkǒu de āpó měitiān dōu zuò zài nàlǐ.
The old woman at the village entrance sits there every day.

Tips

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Affectionate term used for elderly women, often strangers. The prefix (ā) is a familiar address marker common in southern dialects (Cantonese, Min, Wu). In some southern regions, 阿婆 specifically means 'mother-in-law' (husband's mother).

Stroke Order

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