barney-tums Posted May 4, 2005 at 01:55 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted May 4, 2005 at 03:04 PM Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 at 03:04 PM That's not Chinese... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney-tums Posted May 4, 2005 at 10:46 PM Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 at 10:46 PM Sorry ! Thank you for your response ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraldc Posted May 6, 2005 at 01:55 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted May 6, 2005 at 04:34 PM Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 at 04:34 PM what's sum por? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florazheng Posted May 6, 2005 at 06:50 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted May 6, 2005 at 07:44 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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