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Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
姑奶
- (dialectal) great-aunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
- (Cantonese) sister-in-law (husband's elder sister)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
姑奶奶 (“paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather'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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姑奶奶
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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姑奶奶
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Taiwan
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姑婆
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Chengde
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姑奶奶
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Chifeng
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姑奶奶
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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姑奶奶
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Heihe
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姑奶
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Qiqihar
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姑奶奶
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Harbin
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姑奶奶
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Jiamusi
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姑奶
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Baicheng
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姑奶
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Changchun
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姑奶
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Tonghua
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姑奶
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Shenyang
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姑奶
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Jinzhou
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姑奶
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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姑奶奶
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Tangshan
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姑奶
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Cangzhou
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姑奶奶
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Baoding
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姑奶奶
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Shijiazhuang
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老姑姑, 老姑
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Lijin
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老姑
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Jinan
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姑奶奶
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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姑奶奶
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Dandong
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Yantai
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姑婆
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Yantai (Muping)
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姑婆
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Qingdao
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老姑
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Zhucheng
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姑嬤嬤
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Lingbao
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姑奶, 老姑
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Jining
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姑奶奶
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Wanrong
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老姑
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Linfen
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老姑
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Shangqiu
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姑奶奶
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Yuanyang
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姑奶
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Zhengzhou
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姑奶
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Xinyang
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姑奶
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Baihe
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姑奶
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Xi'an
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姑奶奶, 姑奶, 姑婆, 姑拿 Hui
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Baoji
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婆
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Tianshui
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姑娃婆
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Xining
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姑奶奶
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Xuzhou
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姑奶奶
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Fuyang
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姑奶奶
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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姑奶奶
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Lanzhou
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Dunhuang
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姑奶奶
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Hami
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姑奶奶
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Ürümqi
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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姑奶奶
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Nanchong
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姑婆
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Dazhou
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姑婆
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Hanyuan
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姑奶, 姑婆
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Xichang
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婆婆
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Zigong
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姑婆
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Chongqing
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姑婆, 婆婆
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Wuhan
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姑太
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Yichang
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姑婆
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Xiangyang
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Tianmen
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姑婆
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Guiyang
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姑太, 姑奶奶
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Zunyi
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姑婆, 太娘娘
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Bijie
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老瓜
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Liping
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姑婆
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Zhaotong
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姑奶奶
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Dali
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姑奶
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Kunming
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姑奶, 姑老太
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Mengzi
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姑奶
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Guilin
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姑奶
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Liuzhou
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姑奶, 姑婆
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Jishou
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姑婆
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Changde
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姑奶奶
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Hanzhong
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姑婆
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Yangzhou
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姑奶奶, 姑太太
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Lianyungang
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姑奶
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Lianshui
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姑奶
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Nantong
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姑奶奶
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Anqing
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姑奶奶
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Wuhu
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姑奶奶
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Hefei
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姑奶
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Hong'an
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姑奶
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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姑婆
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Hong Kong
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姑婆
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Dongguan
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姑婆
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Gan
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Nanchang
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姑婆
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Lichuan
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姑婆
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Pingxiang
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姑婆
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Hakka
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Meixian
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姑婆
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Yudu
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姑婆
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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姑婆
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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姑婆
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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姑婆
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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姑婆
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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姑婆
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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姑婆
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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姑婆
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Shexian
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姑奶奶, 姑婆
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Yangyuan
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Datong
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姑奶奶
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Xinzhou
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老姑姑
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Lüliang (Lishi)
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老姑兒
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Changzhi
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姑奶奶
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Linhe
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老姑姑, 老姑
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Jining
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姑奶奶
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Hohhot
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姑奶奶
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Erenhot
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姥姥
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Pingshan
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老姑姑, 老姑
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Zhangjiakou
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Handan
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老姑
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Linzhou
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姑奶奶
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Suide
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老姑
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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姑嫲婆
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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姑婆
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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姑婆
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Quanzhou
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姑婆
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Zhangzhou
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姑婆
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Taipei
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姑婆
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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姑婆
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Kaohsiung
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姑婆
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Yilan
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姑婆
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Changhua (Lukang)
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姑婆
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Taichung
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姑婆
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Tainan
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姑婆
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Hsinchu
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姑婆
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Kinmen
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姑婆
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Penghu (Magong)
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姑婆
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Manila (Hokkien)
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姑媽, 姑婆
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Shantou
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老姑
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Jieyang
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老姑
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Leizhou
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姑嬭, 姑婆
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Haikou
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姑婆
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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姑太
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Wu
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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姑婆
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Danyang
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姑嫚嫚
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Hangzhou
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姑婆奶奶
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Ningbo
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姑婆
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Wenzhou
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姑婆娘, 姑婆
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Jinhua
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姑婆
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Xiang
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Changsha
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姑娭毑
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Loudi
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大𱙦 >, 嫚𱙦 <
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Note
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> - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather
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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
|
姑娘
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Hangzhou
|
大姑娘 †
|
Ningbo
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姑嬷 †, 姑嬷頭 †, 小姑 ‡
|
Wenzhou
|
姑娘, 大姑娘 †
|
Jinhua
|
姑娘, 大娘娘 †, 大娘 †
|
Xiang
|
Changsha
|
大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
|
Note
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† - husband's elder sister; ‡ - husband's younger sister
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Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of English goodnight.
Interjection
姑奶
- (humorous) goodnight