Chinese
太太
tàitai
An honorific for adults, usually conferred on married women following the surname of their husband: Mrs
- HSK 2
- TOCFL 2
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- characterChinese太 “too; so (modifying adjectives; often used with 了 (le) at the end of the sentence for emphasis)”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0