barney-tums Posted May 4, 2005 at 01:55 PM Report Posted May 4, 2005 at 01:55 PM Hello. A Chinese (Mandarin) client of mine recently called me her "sempo." She was paying me a compliment, but she could not explain what this word means. Does anyone here know? Thank you in advance for your responses. Quote
Quest Posted May 4, 2005 at 03:04 PM Report Posted May 4, 2005 at 03:04 PM That's not Chinese... Quote
barney-tums Posted May 4, 2005 at 10:46 PM Author Report Posted May 4, 2005 at 10:46 PM Sorry ! Thank you for your response ! Quote
geraldc Posted May 6, 2005 at 01:55 PM Report Posted May 6, 2005 at 01:55 PM As a wild guess, maybe it was Cantonese and it was sum por, great aunt/auntie Quote
florazheng Posted May 6, 2005 at 06:50 PM Report Posted May 6, 2005 at 06:50 PM As a wild guess, maybe it was Cantonese and it was sum por, great aunt/auntie I don't think it is a Cantonese word because it is stressed that it is Mandarin as following A Chinese (Mandarin) client of mine recently called me her "sempo." maybe sempo =婶婆 But it is a little wierd for me here if so. Quote
Quest Posted May 6, 2005 at 07:44 PM Report Posted May 6, 2005 at 07:44 PM I haven't heard of 婶婆 being used by anyone... even though it does have a meaning literally. Quote
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