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蘭桂嫂

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Chinese

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older brother's wife; sister-in-law
trad. (蘭桂嫂) 蘭桂
simp. (兰桂嫂) 兰桂

Etymology

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The term may come from the homophone of 蘭桂子兰桂子 (lang2 ge4 zo3), a character in Puxian opera.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蘭桂嫂

  1. (Putian Puxian Min) disheveled woman

References

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  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “兰桂嫂”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 345.