大姨媽
See also: 大姨妈
Chinese
| big, eldest | auntie | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大姨媽) | 大 | 姨媽 | |
| simp. (大姨妈) | 大 | 姨妈 | |
Etymology
The euphemistic sense was originally a Cantonese colloquialism.
Pronunciation
Noun
大姨媽
- (chiefly southern dialects) eldest maternal aunt (mother's eldest sister older than one's mother)
- (euphemistic, slang, humorous) Aunt Flo (a personification of the menstrual period or menstruation)
- 來大姨媽／来大姨妈 ― lái dàyímā ― to be on one's period
Usage notes
If one's mother is the eldest of the sisters, her oldest sister is not reckoned as a 大姨媽 but as 二姨.
Synonyms
- (eldest maternal aunt): 大姨 (dàyí)
Dialectal synonyms of 月經 (“menstruation; period”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月經, 月信, 月事 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 月經, 例假 |
| Taiwan | 月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 經脈兒 | |
| Jinan | 月經, 例假 | |
| Wanrong | 月經, 身上 | |
| Xining | 例假 | |
| Wuhan | 好事 | |
| Singapore | 月經, 大姨媽 | |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 月經, 姊妹 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 大姨媽 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 月經, 大姨媽 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 月經 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大姨媽, 姑婆, 例假 |
| Hong Kong | 月經, 大姨媽, M | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 身上 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 月期 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 月期 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 月期 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 月期 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 月期 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 月期 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 月經 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 月經 |
| Quanzhou | 月經 | |
| Zhangzhou | 月經 | |
| Kaohsiung | 月經 | |
| Yilan | 月經 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 月經 | |
| Taichung | 月事 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 月經 | |
| Tainan | mè-sù, 月經 | |
| Taitung | 月經 | |
| Hsinchu | 月經 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 月經 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 月經 | |
| Jieyang | 老馬 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 月經, 經水 dated, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽 |
| Ningbo | 大尿, 月家 | |
| Wenzhou | 身上來 | |
Derived terms
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