姑媽

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See also: 姑妈

Chinese

paternal aunt mother; mama
trad. (姑媽)
simp. (姑妈)

Pronunciation


Noun

姑媽

  1. (Mandarin, colloquial) father's sister (indicating married status)
  2. (Cantonese) father's elder sister
  3. (Philippine Hokkien) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)
  • (Cantonese) 姑姐 (gu1 ze1, “father's younger sister”)

References

  • 李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019) “934 姑奶奶(父之姑母)”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 383.