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aunt [aunts] (a parent's sister or sister-in-law) noun [UK: ɑːnt] [US: ˈænt] | 伯母 /bómǔ/noun 叔母 /shúmǔ/noun 大娘 /dàniáng/;noun 妗子 /jìnzi/noun 妗母 /jìnmǔ/noun 姑 /gū/noun 姑妈 /gūmā/noun 姑姑 /gūgu/noun 姑媽noun 姑母 /gūmǔ/;noun 姨 /yí/noun 姨妈 /yímā/noun 姨媽noun 姨母 /yímǔ/;;noun 婶婶 /shěnshen/;noun 婶母 /shěnmǔ/noun 嬸嬸noun 嬸母noun 舅妈 /jiùmā/noun 舅媽noun 舅母 /jiùmǔ/noun 阿姨 /āyí/noun |
Aunt Flo (slang, personification of the menstrual period) proper noun | 大姨妈 /dàyímā/proper noun 大姨媽proper noun |
auntie [aunties] (Diminutive of aunt) noun [UK: ˈɑːn.ti] [US: ˈæn.ti] | 老大妈 /lǎodàmā/noun 老大媽noun 阿姨 /āyí/noun |
agony aunt [agony aunts] (someone consulted for advice about personal problems) noun | 垃圾桶 /lājītǒng/noun |
flaunt [flaunted, flaunting, flaunts] (to display with ostentation) verb [UK: flɔːnt] [US: ˈflɒnt] | 詡verb 诩 /xǔ/verb |
gaunt [gaunter, gauntest] (lean, angular and bony) adjective [UK: ɡɔːnt] [US: ˈɡɒnt] | 瘦削 /shòuxuē/adjective |
gauntlet [gauntlets] (protective armor for the hands) noun [UK: ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈɡɒnt.lət] | 铁手套noun |
haunt [haunted, haunting, haunts] (to inhabit, or visit frequently) verb [UK: hɔːnt] [US: ˈhɒnt] | 出沒verb 出没 /chūmò/verb |
haunted (frequented by a ghost) adjective [UK: ˈhɔːn.tɪd] [US: ˈhɒ.nəd] | 鬧鬼的 /nàoguǐ de/adjective |
haunted house (house believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences) noun | 凶宅 /xiōngzhái/noun 鬧鬼的房子noun 鬼屋 /guǐwū/noun |
maternal aunt (one's mother's sister) noun [UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ɑːnt] [US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈænt] | etc.;noun |