姑媽
See also: 姑妈
Chinese
| paternal aunt | mother; mama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (姑媽) | 姑 | 媽 | |
| simp. (姑妈) | 姑 | 妈 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
姑媽
- (Mandarin, colloquial) father's sister, indicates married status.
- (Cantonese) father's elder sister
- (Min Nan) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姑母 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒 |
| Taiwan | 姑姑 | |
| Harbin | 姑, 姑姑 | |
| Shenyang | 姑姑 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 姑 | |
| Jinan | 姑姑, 姑 | |
| Luoyang | 姑 | |
| Wanrong | 姑 | |
| Wanrong (Ronghe) | 姑 | |
| Xi'an | 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡ | |
| Yinchuan | 姑媽 | |
| Lanzhou | 娘娘 | |
| Xining | 娘娘 | |
| Ürümqi | 姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡ | |
| Wuhan | 姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated | |
| Chengdu | 姑媽 §, 娘娘 | |
| Guiyang | 姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠ | |
| Kunming | 姑媽 §, 娘 ≠ | |
| Liuzhou | 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Xuzhou | 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒 | |
| Yangzhou | 娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest | |
| Nanjing | 姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡ | |
| Hefei | 姑佬, 佬佬, 佬 | |
| Nantong | 姑媽 † | |
| Singapore | 姑姑 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Hong Kong | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Macau | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡ | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Foshan | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 姑姐 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿姑 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿姑 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿姑 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿姑 | |
| Taishan | 阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿姑 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 阿姑 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Dongguan | 阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡ | |
| Shaoguan | 姑媽, 姑姐 | |
| Yunfu | 阿姑 | |
| Yangjiang | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Xinyi | 阿姑 | |
| Lianjiang | 𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 姑媽, 姑姐 ≠ | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 姑媽 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘 |
| Lichuan | 姑 | |
| Pingxiang | 姑娘 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿姑 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿姑 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 大姑 †, 細姑 ‡ | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姑 | |
| Yudu | 姑姑, 姑姊 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姑 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姑 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姑 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姑 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姑 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿姑 | |
| Hong Kong | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 阿姑 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姑, 姑姑 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 姑姑, 姑媽 |
| Xinzhou | 姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊 ¶ | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 姑姑 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡ |
| Fuqing | 姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Matsu | 依姑 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 姑姑 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 阿姑 |
| Quanzhou | 阿姑 | |
| Zhangzhou | 阿姑 | |
| Kaohsiung | 阿姑 | |
| Yilan | 阿姑 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿姑 | |
| Taichung | 阿姑 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿姑 | |
| Tainan | 阿姑 | |
| Taitung | 阿姑 | |
| Hsinchu | 阿姑 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 阿姑 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 阿姑 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿姑 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 阿姑, 姑姑 | |
| Chaozhou | 阿姑 | |
| Shantou | 阿姑 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿姑 | |
| Leizhou | 姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡ | |
| Wenchang | 姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡ | |
| Haikou | 姑母 ∅, 阿姑 ¶ | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 姑母 †, 姑 ‡ |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑母 †, 姑 ‡ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡ |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 姑娘 | |
| Suzhou | 嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡ | |
| Danyang | 親嫚 | |
| Hangzhou | 乾娘 | |
| Ningbo | 姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡ | |
| Wenzhou | 阿娘 | |
| Jinhua | 娘娘, 姑 ∅ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡ |
| Loudi | 大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡ | |
| Shuangfeng | 大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡ | |
| Note | † - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face | |
- (paternal grandaunt): 姑奶奶 (gūnǎinai), 姑婆 (gūpó); (Xiang) 姑娭毑
Coordinate terms
- 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)
- (Cantonese) 姑姐 (gu1 ze1, “father's younger sister”)