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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
姨媽
- (Mandarin, informal, endearing) maternal aunt (mother's sister, usually married)
- (Cantonese) maternal aunt (mother's elder sister)
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min) great-aunt (grandmother's sister)
- (informal) Alternative name for 大姨媽／大姨妈 (dàyímā, “menstrual period”).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
姨母 (“maternal aunt (mother's sister)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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從母
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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姨母
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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姨媽 §, 姨兒
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| Taiwan
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阿姨, 姨媽
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| Ulanhot
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姨
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| Tongliao
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姨娘
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| Chifeng
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姨
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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姨
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| Harbin
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姨
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| Shenyang
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姨娘 §, 姨
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| Singapore
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阿姨 <, 姨媽 >
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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姨
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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姨
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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姨
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| Wanrong
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姨
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| Zhengzhou
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姨
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| Xi'an
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姨媽 >, 姨 <
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| Xining
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姨娘
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| Xuzhou
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姨
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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姨媽
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| Bayanhot
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姨媽, 姨
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| Lanzhou
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姨娘
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| Ürümqi
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姨媽 >, 姨姨 <, 姨娘 Hui
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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姨媽, 娘娘
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| Wuhan
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姨, 姨娘, 姨媽 §, 小姨 <
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| Guiyang
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姨媽
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| Kunming
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姨媽
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| Guilin
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姨媽
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| Liuzhou
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姨, 姨媽 >, 姨娘 <
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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姨媽 >, 姨娘 <
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| Yangzhou
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姨娘
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| Nantong
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姨媽 >, 姨娘 <, 姨姨 <
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| Hefei
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姨媽 §, 姨娘
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 姨 <, 姨仔 <
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| Hong Kong
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姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 姨 <, 姨姨 <
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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大姨, 阿姨
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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大姨 >, 阿姨 <
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| Macau
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姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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姨母 >, 姨姐仔 <
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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大姨母 >, 阿姨 <
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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姨母 >, 姨媽 >, 姨姐 <, 阿姨 <
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| Foshan
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姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 阿姨 <
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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姨母 >, 姨 <
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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阿姨 >, 阿姨 <
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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阿姨 >, 阿姨 <
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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姨媽 >, 姨仔 <
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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姨母 >, 阿姨 <
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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阿姨
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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阿姨, 姨媽 >
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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姨母 >, 阿姨 <
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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阿姨
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| Taishan
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大姨 >, 阿姨 <
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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阿姨
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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阿姨
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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阿姨
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| Dongguan
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阿姨, 大姨 >, 姨仔 <
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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姨
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| Shaoguan
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姨媽, 阿姨
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| Yunfu
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阿姨
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| Yangjiang
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大姨 >, 阿姨 <
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| Xinyi
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𡜵奶
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| Lianjiang
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𡜵奶 >, 姨 <
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| Nanning
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姨母, 阿母, 阿姨, 阿娘
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| Wuzhou
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阿姨
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| Yulin
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姨婆娘, 大姨, 細姨
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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姨婆
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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姨媽, 阿姨
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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阿姨 <, 姨媽 >
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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姨, 姨娘
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| Lichuan
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姨, 大姨 >, 小姨 <
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| Pingxiang
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姨娘
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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阿姨
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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阿姨
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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大姨 >, 姨仔 <
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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大姨 >, 姨仔 <
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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大姨, 晚姨 <
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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阿姨
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| Yudu
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姨, 姨奶
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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阿姨
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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阿姨
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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阿姨
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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阿姨
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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阿姨
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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阿姨
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| Hong Kong
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大姨 >, 阿大姨 >, 姨仔 <, 阿姨仔 <
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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阿姨
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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阿姨
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| Singkawang
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阿姨
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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姨
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| Shexian
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姨
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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姨
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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姨
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| Xinzhou
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姨姨 non-face-to-face, 姨姨啊 face-to-face
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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姨
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| Linhe
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姨姨
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| Jining
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姨
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| Hohhot
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姨姨
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| Baotou
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姨
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| Dongsheng
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姨
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| Haibowan
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姨媽
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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嫲仔, 姨嫲
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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依姨, 姨
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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依姨
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| Fuqing
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大姨 >, 姨囝 <
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| Yongtai
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依姨
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| Gutian
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大姨 >, 細姨 <
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| Fu'an
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姨
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| Ningde
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姨
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| Shouning
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姨奶
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| Zhouning
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姨奶 >, 阿姨 <
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| Fuding
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姨奶
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| Matsu
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依姨
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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姨姨
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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姨母 >, 阿姨 <, 母姨
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| Quanzhou
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阿姨, 姨
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| Zhangzhou
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姨母 >, 阿姨 <, 母姨
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| Kaohsiung
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阿姨
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| Yilan
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阿姨
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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阿姨
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| Taichung
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阿姨
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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阿姨
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| Tainan
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阿姨
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| Taitung
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阿姨
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| Hsinchu
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阿姨
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| Penghu (Magong)
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阿姨
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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阿姨, 姨
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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阿姨
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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阿姨
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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姨仔 >, 細姨 <
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| Chaozhou
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阿姨
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| Shantou
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阿姨, 母姨
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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阿姨
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| Jieyang
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阿姨
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| Haifeng
|
姨
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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阿姨
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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阿姨
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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阿姨
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| Leizhou
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尼姨, 姨, 姨囝, 阿姨, 阿尼姨
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| Haikou
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姨母, 阿姨
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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阿姨
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| Xianyou
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阿姨
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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姨母 >, 姨姐 <
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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娘, 阿娘
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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姨媽, 阿姨
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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娘姨
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| Suzhou
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娘姨娒娒 >, 阿姨 <
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| Danyang
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姨娘
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| Hangzhou
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姨娘
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| Ningbo
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姨嬤 >, 姨娘 >, 阿姨 <
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| Wenzhou
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阿娘
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| Jinhua
|
姨娘
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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姨媽 §, 姨子 not §
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| Loudi
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大姨娘 >, 姨唧 <
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| Shuangfeng
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大大娘 >, 姨基 <
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| Hengyang
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姨娘 >, 大娘 >, 姨唧 <
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| Quanzhou
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姨, 娘娘
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| Note
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§ - married; > - mother's elder sister; < - mother's younger sister
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- (great-aunt): 姨婆 (yípó), 姨姥姥 (yílǎolao); (Northern Min) 姨嫲婆; (Xiang) 姨娭毑, 姨外婆
Derived terms
- (her husband) 姨父 (yífu), 姨丈 (yízhàng), 姨夫 (yífu), 姨爹 (yídiē)
References
- 郭启熹 , editor (2016), “姨妈”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 , →ISBN, page 58.
- 李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019) “935 姨奶奶（父之姨母）”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 383.