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n. aunt on mother's side, sister of one's mother; aunt (woman of one's mother's age)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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ā yí
n. (dialect) aunt (one one's mother's side); housekeeper, maid
yí tài tai
n. concubine
xiǎo yí
n. the youngest aunt (mother's youngest sister)
dà yí
n. older aunt (on the mother's side)
hú ā yí
phr. Auntie Hu (an endearing way for kids to address an elder woman whose surname is Hu)