Word information
Simplified阿嬷
Traditional阿嬤
Pinyinā mā
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Chinese word dictionary
阿嬷
ā mā · (Tw) grandma (also used to refer to or address an elderly woman) (from Taiwanese 阿媽, Tai-lo pr. [a-má])
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