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大姨媽
大姨媽
See also: 大姨妈
Chinese
| big, eldest | auntie | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大姨媽) | 大 | 姨媽 | |
| simp. (大姨妈) | 大 | 姨妈 | |
Noun
大姨媽
- (more popular in southern dialects) eldest maternal aunt (mother's eldest sister older than one's mother)
- (euphemistic slang) Aunt Flo, a personification of the menstrual period or menstruation
Usage notes
If one's mother is the eldest of the sisters, her oldest sister is not reckoned as a 大姨媽 but as 二姨.
Synonyms
- (eldest maternal aunt): 大姨 (dàyí)
Derived terms
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