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Chinese
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
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paternal aunt
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trad. (大姑)
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大
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姑
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simp. #(大姑)
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大
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姑
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Pronunciation
Noun
大姑
- father's oldest sister
- sister-in-law (husband's elder sister)
- (obsolete) respectful address for a woman
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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姑母
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒
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Taiwan
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姑姑
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Harbin
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姑, 姑姑
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Shenyang
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姑姑
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Singapore
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姑姑
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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姑姑, 姑
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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姑
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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姑
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Wanrong
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姑
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Wanrong (Ronghe)
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姑
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Xi'an
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姑媽 †, 姑 ‡
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Xining
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娘娘
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Xuzhou
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姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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姑媽
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Lanzhou
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娘娘
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Ürümqi
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姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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姑媽 §, 娘娘
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Wuhan
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姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated
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Guiyang
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姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠
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Kunming
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姑媽 §, 娘 ≠
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Liuzhou
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姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡
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Yangzhou
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娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest
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Nantong
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姑媽 †
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Hefei
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姑佬, 佬佬, 佬
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Hong Kong
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
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Macau
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
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Foshan
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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姑姐
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Foshan (Shunde)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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阿姑
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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阿姑
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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阿姑
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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阿姑
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Taishan
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阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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阿姑
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Enping (Niujiang)
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阿姑
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Heshan (Yayao)
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姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡
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Dongguan
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阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
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Shaoguan
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姑媽, 姑姐
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Yunfu
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阿姑
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Yangjiang
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大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
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Xinyi
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阿姑
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Lianjiang
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𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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姑媽, 姑姐 ≠
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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姑媽
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Gan
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Nanchang
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姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘
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Lichuan
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姑
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Pingxiang
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姑娘
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Hakka
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Meixian
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阿姑
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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阿姑
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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阿姑
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Yudu
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姑姑, 姑姊
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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阿姑
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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阿姑
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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阿姑
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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阿姑
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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阿姑
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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阿姑
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Hong Kong
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大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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Senai (Huiyang)
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阿姑
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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姑, 姑姑
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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姑姑, 姑媽
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Xinzhou
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姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊 ¶
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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姑姑
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡
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Fuqing
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姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
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Matsu
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依姑
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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姑姑
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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阿姑
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Quanzhou
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阿姑
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Zhangzhou
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阿姑
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Kaohsiung
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阿姑
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Yilan
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阿姑
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Changhua (Lukang)
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阿姑
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Taichung
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阿姑
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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阿姑
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Tainan
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阿姑
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Taitung
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阿姑
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Hsinchu
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阿姑
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Penghu (Magong)
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阿姑
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Penang (Hokkien)
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阿姑
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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阿姑
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Manila (Hokkien)
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阿姑, 姑姑
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Chaozhou
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阿姑
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Shantou
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阿姑
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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阿姑
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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阿姑
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Singapore (Teochew)
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阿姑
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Leizhou
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姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡
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Wenchang
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姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡
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Haikou
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姑母 ∅, 阿姑 ¶
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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姑母 †, 姑 ‡
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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姑母 †, 姑 ‡
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Wu
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Shanghai
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娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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姑娘
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Suzhou
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嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡
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Danyang
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親嫚
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Hangzhou
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乾娘
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Ningbo
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姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡
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Wenzhou
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阿娘
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Jinhua
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娘娘, 姑 ∅
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Xiang
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Changsha
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姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
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Loudi
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大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
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Shuangfeng
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大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
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Hengyang
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姑伯娘 †, 姑唧 ‡, 嫚嫚 ‡
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Note
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† - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face
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Dialectal synonyms of
姑子 (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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姑子, 大姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Harbin
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大姑子 †, 大姑姐 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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大姑子 †, 大姑姐 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Wanrong
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Xi'an
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Xining
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大姑兒 †, 小姑兒 ‡
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Xuzhou
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大姑子 †, 大姑姐 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Ürümqi
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Wuhan
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Guiyang
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Liuzhou
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大姑子 †, 小姑 ‡, 小姑崽 ‡
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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大姑子 †, 大姑老太 †, usually middle-aged, 小姑子 ‡, 小姑老太 ‡,older
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Yangzhou
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姑子, 大姑子 †, 小姑子 youngest, 姑子精 derogatory
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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大姑 †, 姑奶 †, 細姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡
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Hong Kong
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姑奶 †, 姑仔 ‡
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Dongguan
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姑仔 ‡
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Gan
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Nanchang
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Pingxiang
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姑仔
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Hakka
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Meixian
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大娘姑 †, 小娘姑 ‡
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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大娘姊 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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大娘姊 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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大娘姊 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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大娘姊 †, 大娘姑 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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大娘姊 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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大姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Xinzhou
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大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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小姑 ‡
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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細姑 ‡, 小姑 ‡
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Quanzhou
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大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Jinjiang
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大娘姑 †
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Zhangzhou
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大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Taipei
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大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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大娘姑 †, 小姑仔 ‡
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Kaohsiung
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大娘姑 †, 小姑仔 ‡
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Yilan
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阿姑仔 †, 細姑仔 ‡
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Changhua (Lukang)
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大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Taichung
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大娘姑 †, 阿姑仔 †, 小姑仔 ‡
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Tainan
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大娘姑 †, 小姑仔 ‡
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Hsinchu
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大姑仔 †, 小姑仔 ‡
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Kinmen
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大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Penghu (Magong)
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大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Manila (Hokkien)
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大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
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Shantou
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大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
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Leizhou
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姑 ‡
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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姑母 †, 姑 ‡
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Wu
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Shanghai
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姑母阿姐 †, 姑娘 ‡
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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姑娘, 大姑娘 †, 小姑娘 ‡
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Suzhou
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姑娘
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Changzhou
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小姑娘 ‡
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Danyang
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姑娘
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Hangzhou
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大姑娘 †
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Ningbo
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姑嬷 †, 姑嬷頭 †, 小姑 ‡
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Wenzhou
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姑娘, 大姑娘 †
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Jinhua
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姑娘, 大娘娘 †, 大娘 †
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Xiang
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Changsha
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大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
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Note
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† - husband's elder sister; ‡ - husband's younger sister
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See also