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sou2
Pinyin
sǎo
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
older brother's wife
sister-in-law
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
older brother's wife/sister-in-law/a form of address for a married woman who is about one's own age
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
哥哥嘅老婆
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law on one's elder brother's side
二嫂
二嫂
the wife of the second eldest brother
名詞
仔嘅老婆;新抱
daughter-in-law
家嫂
家嫂
daughter-in-law
名詞
朋友嘅老婆
friend's wife
近義詞
阿嫂
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
friend's wife
character
sister-in-law (older brother's wife)
character, Cantonese, Hong-Kong
university society
Definitions (Unihan)
sister-in-law, elder brother's wife
Cangjie Input
VHXE
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #763
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
阿嫂梗系有眼光先拣你啦。
阿嫂梗係有眼光先揀你啦。
aa3 sou2 gang2 hai6 jau5 ngaan5 gwong1 sin1 gaan2 nei5 laa1.
Your wife chooses to marry you all because she has a good eye for picking the right person.
Cantonese
你同啊嫂闹交呀?
你同啊嫂鬧交呀?
nei5 tung4 aa3 sou2 naau6 gaau1 aa4?
你和嫂子吵架了嗎?
(speaking to siblings or friends )Did you fight with your wife?
Cantonese
江湖中人最忌三样嘢,洗马槛、着红鞋、勾义嫂。
江湖中人最忌三樣嘢,洗馬檻、着紅鞋、勾義嫂。
gong1 wu4 zung1 jan4 zeoi3 gei6 saam1 joeng6 je5, sai2 maa5 laam2, zoek3 hung4 haai4, ngau1 ji6 sou2.
There are 3 crimes that triad members hate: to steal from a friend, to be an informer for police, to have an affair with a friend's woman.
Cantonese
二嫂
二嫂
the wife of the second eldest brother
Cantonese
家嫂
家嫂
daughter-in-law
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
“…祥林嫂?怎么了?”我又赶紧的问。“老了。”
“…祥林嫂?怎麼了?”我又趕緊的問。“老了。”
“ . . . xiáng lín sǎo ? zěn me le ? ” wǒ yòu gǎn jǐn de wèn . 5 “ lǎo le . ”
"Sister Xianglin? What happened to her?" I quickly asked.
"She passed away."