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Character Decomposition
嫂=女+叟
Etymology
woman
Meanings
(bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
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Words with 嫂 35 total
(polite) my sister-in-law家嫂jiā sǎowife's brother's wife, sister-in-law舅嫂jiù sǎoolder brother's wife · sister-in-law · (polite address to a younger married woman) sister嫂嫂sǎo sao(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law嫂子sǎo zielder brother and his wife兄嫂xiōng sǎowife of older male cousin via male line堂嫂táng sǎoolder brother's wife · sister-in-law · elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)大嫂dà sǎowoman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth月嫂yuè sǎomarried stewardess of mature age空嫂kōng sǎowife of older male cousin via female line表嫂biǎo sǎonickname for Victoria Beckham贝嫂Bèi sǎowife of a serviceman; soldier's wife军嫂jūn sǎo(slang) effeminate man老嫂子lǎo sǎo zinanny (for infants and toddlers)育儿嫂yù ér sǎo
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