嫂嫂
sǎo sao · older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister
Character breakdown
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How to learn 嫂嫂
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(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
大嫂dà sǎoolder brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
家嫂jiā sǎo(polite) my sister-in-law
月嫂yuè sǎowoman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
表嫂biǎo sǎowife of older male cousin via female line
空嫂kōng sǎomarried stewardess of mature age