馬大嫂

Chinese
a surname sister-in-law
trad. (馬大嫂) 馬 大嫂
simp. (马大嫂) 马 大嫂

Etymology

Pun on 買汏燒／买汏烧 (6ma 6da 1sau, “shopping, washing and cooking”), three of the most common houseworks.

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wugniu: 6ma-da-sau
      • Wiktionary Romanisation: 3ma-da-sau
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ma²² da⁵⁵ sɔ²¹/

Noun

馬大嫂

  1. (Shanghainese Wu, humorous) a housewife or househusband; a person responsible for housework

References
  • Qian, Nairong; Xu, Baohua; Tang, Zhenzhu, editors (2007) 《上海话大词典》, Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社, →ISBN, page 146
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