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Pronunciation: ăo
Meaning: an old woman
Etymology:
Woman 女 + 昷 (phonetic).  Traditional character uses 囚, which has become 日 in the simplified form. (phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 媼

Found in:
Li Bai's 宿五松山荀媪家

Word of the day on: 11.29.08