阿姆

āmǔ
noun #37,066

Meanings

  1. 1 (dialectal) auntie; older woman; mother
  2. 2 (transliteration) Em (as in rapper Eminem 阿姆)

Examples

Āmǔ, nín màn diǎn zǒu.
Auntie, walk slowly.
Āmǔ de xīn zhuānjí fǎnxiǎng bú cuò.
Eminem's new album has been well received.

Tips

register
The kinship sense (older woman / mother / sister-in-law term) is dialectal — mostly Wu and Min areas — and feels old-fashioned in standard Mandarin. Use 阿姨 (āyí) for everyday 'auntie'.
culture
Far more common in modern usage: 阿姆 is the standard Chinese transliteration of American rapper Eminem (full name Āimǐnàmǔ, but he's universally known as 阿姆 in Chinese hip-hop coverage).

Stroke Order

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