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maternal aunt (one's mother's sister) noun [UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ɑːnt] [US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈænt] | 二姨 /èr yí/noun 大姨 /dàyí/;noun 姨妈 /yímā/;noun 姨媽noun 姨母 /yímǔ/;noun 小姨 /xiǎoyí/noun 阿姨 /āyí/;noun |
maternal aunt (one's mother's sister-in-law) noun [UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ɑːnt] [US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈænt] | 妗母 /jìnmǔ/noun 舅妈 /jiùmā/noun 舅媽noun 舅母 /jiùmu/noun |
paternal aunt [paternal aunts] (the sister or sister-in-law of someone's father) noun [UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ɑːnt] [US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈænt] | 伯母 /bómǔ/noun 叔母 /shúmǔ/noun 姑 /gū/noun 姑妈 /gūmā/noun 姑姑 /gūgu/noun 姑媽noun 姑母 /gūmǔ/noun 婶婶 /shěnshen/noun 婶母 /shěnmǔ/noun 嬸嬸noun 嬸母noun |
saunter [saunters] (a leisurely walk or stroll) noun [UK: ˈsɔːn.tə(r)] [US: ˈsɒn.tər] | 閒逛noun 闲逛 /xiánguàng/noun |
taunt [taunts] (a scornful or mocking remark) noun [UK: tɔːnt] [US: ˈtɒnt] | 嘲弄 /cháonòng/noun |
throw down the gauntlet (issue a challenge) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ daʊn ðə ˈɡɔːnt.lɪt] [US: ˈθroʊ ˈdaʊn ðə ˈɡɒnt.lət] | 挑戰 /tiǎozhàn/verb |