太太

太太

1. An honorific for adults, usually conferred on married women following the surname of their husband: Mrs

   這位是陳太太。／这位是陈太太。  ―  Zhèwèi shì chén tàitài.  ―  This is Mrs Chen.

   • 爾理太太，道號法土默。穆斯特發之女，哈三、侯腮尼之母也。其心仁慈，其性敏惠，敏而好道，師事其父。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     尔理太太，道号法土默。穆斯特发之女，哈三、侯腮尼之母也。其心仁慈，其性敏惠，敏而好道，师事其父。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《天⽅正學》 by 藍煦, 1852

     Ěrlǐ tàitài, dàohào Fǎtǔmò. Mùsītèfā zhī nǚ, Hāsān, Hóusāiní zhī mǔ yě. Qí xīn réncí, qí xìng mǐnhuì, mǐn ér hào dào, shīshì qí fù. [Pinyin]

     Ali's lady wife had the religious name Fāṭima. She was the daughter of Muṣṭafā, the mother of Ḥasan and Ḥusayn. Her heart was compassionate, her nature wise; she was clever and loved the faith, and looked upon her father as a teacher.

2. (formal) wife
3. (dated) madame; lady
4. (dialectal Mandarin, Wu) great-grandmother
5. (Hakka) great-great-grandparent
6. (Internet, fandom slang) fandom content contributor

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• (madam): 夫人 (fūrén)

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• “Entry #859”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.