阿嬷

阿嬤

āmā

noun

Measure Word

一位阿嬷 wèi

Meanings

1 grandma (Taiwanese)
2 elderly woman (term of address)

Characters

familiar prefix

elderly woman / grandma

Examples

阿嬷做的菜最好吃。

Āmā zuò de cài zuì hǎochī.

Grandma's cooking is the best.

我每个周末都去看阿嬷。

Wǒ měi ge zhōumò dōu qù kàn āmā.

I go to see Grandma every weekend.

Tips

register

Borrowed from Taiwanese Hokkien 阿媽 (Tâi-lô: a-má). Common in Taiwan and among Hokkien-speaking communities; on the mainland the standard word is 奶奶 (paternal grandma) or 外婆 (maternal grandma).

Stroke Order

阿 ā

嬷 mā