姨
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Translingual
Han character
姨 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 女大弓 (VKN), four-corner 45432, composition ⿰女夷)
References
- KangXi: page 260, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6222
- Dae Jaweon: page 526, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1043, character 12
- Unihan data for U+59E8
Chinese
| trad. | 姨 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 姨 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 𫰆 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 姨 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (夷) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 桋 | *l'iːl, *lil |
| 荑 | *l'iːl, *lil |
| 銕 | *l'iːl, *l̥ʰiːd |
| 鴺 | *l'iːl, *lil |
| 鮧 | *l'iːl, *lil |
| 洟 | *l̥ʰiːls, *lil |
| 羠 | *ljilʔ, *lil |
| 咦 | *hril |
| 夷 | *lil |
| 姨 | *lil |
| 痍 | *lil |
| 峓 | *lil |
| 恞 | *lil |
| 眱 | *lil |
| 蛦 | *lil |
| 胰 | *lil, *lɯ |
| 跠 | *lil |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *lil) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 夷 (OC *lil).
Pronunciation
Definitions
姨
- maternal aunt (mother's sister)
- 二姨 ― èr yí ― mother's second eldest sister
- sister-in-law (wife's sister)
- aunt (a term of address for a woman around one's mother's age or slightly younger)
- (historical) father's concubine
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 姨母 (“maternal aunt (mother's sister)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 從母 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姨母 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 姨媽 §, 姨兒 |
| Taiwan | 阿姨, 姨媽 | |
| Ulanhot | 姨 | |
| Tongliao | 姨娘 | |
| Chifeng | 姨 | |
| Bayanhot | 姨媽, 姨 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姨 | |
| Harbin | 姨 | |
| Shenyang | 姨娘 §, 姨 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 姨 | |
| Jinan | 姨 | |
| Luoyang | 姨 | |
| Wanrong | 姨 | |
| Zhengzhou | 姨 | |
| Xi'an | 姨媽 >, 姨 < | |
| Yinchuan | 姨媽 | |
| Lanzhou | 姨娘 | |
| Xining | 姨娘 | |
| Ürümqi | 姨媽 >, 姨姨 <, 姨娘 Hui | |
| Wuhan | 姨, 姨娘, 姨媽 §, 小姨 < | |
| Chengdu | 姨媽, 娘娘 | |
| Guiyang | 姨媽 | |
| Kunming | 姨媽 | |
| Guilin | 姨媽 | |
| Liuzhou | 姨, 姨媽 >, 姨娘 < | |
| Xuzhou | 姨 | |
| Yangzhou | 姨娘 | |
| Nanjing | 姨媽 >, 姨娘 < | |
| Hefei | 姨媽 §, 姨娘 | |
| Nantong | 姨媽 >, 姨娘 <, 姨姨 < | |
| Singapore | 阿姨 <, 姨媽 > | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 姨 <, 姨仔 < |
| Hong Kong | 姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 姨 <, 姨姨 < | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 大姨, 阿姨 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 大姨 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Macau | 姨媽 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 姨媽 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 姨母 >, 姨姐仔 < | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 大姨母 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 姨母 >, 姨媽 >, 姨姐 <, 阿姨 < | |
| Foshan | 姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 阿姨 < | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 姨母 >, 姨 < | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 姨媽 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿姨 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿姨 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 姨媽 >, 姨仔 < | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 姨母 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 阿姨 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿姨, 姨媽 > | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 姨母 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿姨 | |
| Taishan | 大姨 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿姨 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 阿姨 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 阿姨 | |
| Dongguan | 阿姨, 大姨 >, 姨仔 < | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 姨 | |
| Shaoguan | 姨媽, 阿姨 | |
| Yunfu | 阿姨 | |
| Yangjiang | 大姨 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Xinyi | 𡜵奶 | |
| Lianjiang | 𡜵奶 >, 姨 < | |
| Nanning | 姨母, 阿母, 阿姨, 阿娘 | |
| Wuzhou | 阿姨 | |
| Yulin | 姨婆娘, 大姨, 細姨 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 姨婆 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 姨媽, 阿姨 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿姨 <, 姨媽 > | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姨, 姨娘 |
| Lichuan | 姨, 大姨 >, 小姨 < | |
| Pingxiang | 姨娘 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿姨 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿姨 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 大姨 >, 姨仔 < | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 大姨 >, 姨仔 < | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 大姨, 晚姨 < | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 阿姨 | |
| Yudu | 姨, 姨奶 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姨 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姨 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姨 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿姨 | |
| Hong Kong | 大姨 >, 阿大姨 >, 姨仔 <, 阿姨仔 < | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿姨 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 阿姨 | |
| Singkawang | 阿姨 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姨 |
| Shexian | 姨 | |
| Tunxi | 姨 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 姨 |
| Xinzhou | 姨姨 non-face-to-face, 姨姨啊 face-to-face | |
| Taibus (Baochang) | 姨 | |
| Linhe | 姨姨 | |
| Jining | 姨 | |
| Hohhot | 姨姨 | |
| Baotou | 姨 | |
| Dongsheng | 姨 | |
| Haibowan | 姨媽 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 嫲仔, 姨嫲 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 依姨, 姨 |
| Changle | 依姨 | |
| Fuqing | 大姨 >, 姨囝 < | |
| Yongtai | 依姨 | |
| Gutian | 大姨 >, 細姨 < | |
| Fu'an | 姨 | |
| Ningde | 姨 | |
| Shouning | 姨奶 | |
| Zhouning | 姨奶 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Fuding | 姨奶 | |
| Matsu | 依姨 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 姨姨 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 姨母 >, 阿姨 <, 母姨 |
| Quanzhou | 阿姨, 姨 | |
| Zhangzhou | 姨母 >, 阿姨 <, 母姨 | |
| Kaohsiung | 阿姨 | |
| Yilan | 阿姨 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 阿姨 | |
| Taichung | 阿姨 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿姨 | |
| Tainan | 阿姨 | |
| Taitung | 阿姨 | |
| Hsinchu | 阿姨 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 阿姨 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 阿姨, 姨 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿姨 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 阿姨 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 姨仔 >, 細姨 < | |
| Chaozhou | 阿姨 | |
| Shantou | 阿姨, 母姨 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿姨 | |
| Jieyang | 阿姨 | |
| Haifeng | 姨 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿姨 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿姨 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 阿姨 | |
| Leizhou | 尼姨, 姨, 姨囝, 阿姨, 阿尼姨 | |
| Haikou | 姨母, 阿姨 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿姨 |
| Xianyou | 阿姨 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 姨母 >, 姨姐 < |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 娘, 阿娘 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 姨媽, 阿姨 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 娘姨 | |
| Suzhou | 娘姨娒娒 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Danyang | 姨娘 | |
| Hangzhou | 姨娘 | |
| Ningbo | 姨嬤 >, 姨娘 >, 阿姨 < | |
| Wenzhou | 阿娘 | |
| Jinhua | 姨娘 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 姨媽 §, 姨子 not § |
| Loudi | 大姨娘 >, 姨唧 < | |
| Shuangfeng | 大大娘 >, 姨基 < | |
| Quanzhou | 姨, 娘娘 | |
| Note | § - married; > - mother's elder sister; < - mother's younger sister | |
Compounds
Derived terms from 姨
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Japanese
Kanji
姨
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- Go-on: い (i)
- Kan-on: い (i)
- Kun: おば (oba, 姨)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 姨 |
| い Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 姨 (MC jiɪ).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [i]
Noun
姨 • (i)
- a wife's sister; more specifically, a wife's younger sister
- a mother's sister, a maternal aunt
- a mistress (extramarital female lover); more specifically, a father's mistress
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 姨 |
| いもしゅうとめ Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi |
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| (This term, 姨, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Korean
Hanja
姨 • (i) (hangeul 이, revised i, McCune–Reischauer i)
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Vietnamese
Han character
姨: Hán Nôm readings: di, dì
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