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Change log entry 75269
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2022-07-17 15:45:07 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 71118 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
"great aunt" means "aunt of one's father or mother"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandaunt

... whereas 大姨媽 is one's *own* aunt.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%A7%A8%E5%AA%BD
(and other dicts)
Diff:
- 大姨媽 大姨妈 [da4 yi2 ma1] /great aunt/(slang) menstruation/period/
# + 大姨媽 大姨妈 [da4 yi2 ma1] /mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother)/(euphemistic slang) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period)/
+ 大姨媽 大姨妈 [da4 yi2 ma1] /mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother)/(coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period)/
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