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Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
姑媽
- (Mandarin, colloquial) father's sister (indicating married status)
- (Cantonese) father's elder sister
- (Philippine Hokkien) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
|
Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
姑母
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| Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒
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| Taiwan
|
姑姑
|
| Harbin
|
姑, 姑姑
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| Shenyang
|
姑姑
|
| Yantai (Muping)
|
姑
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| Jinan
|
姑姑, 姑
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| Luoyang
|
姑
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| Wanrong
|
姑
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
|
姑
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| Xi'an
|
姑媽 †, 姑 ‡
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| Yinchuan
|
姑媽
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| Lanzhou
|
娘娘
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| Xining
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娘娘
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| Ürümqi
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姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡
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| Wuhan
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姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated
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| Chengdu
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姑媽 §, 娘娘
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| Guiyang
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姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠
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| Kunming
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姑媽 §, 娘 ≠
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| Liuzhou
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姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
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| Xuzhou
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姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒
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| Yangzhou
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娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest
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| Nanjing
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姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡
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| Hefei
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姑佬, 佬佬, 佬
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| Nantong
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姑媽 †
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| Singapore
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姑姑
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Hong Kong
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
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| Macau
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
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| Foshan
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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姑姐
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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阿姑
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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阿姑
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
阿姑
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
阿姑
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| Taishan
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阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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阿姑
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
阿姑
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡
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| Dongguan
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阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
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| Shaoguan
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姑媽, 姑姐
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| Yunfu
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阿姑
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| Yangjiang
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大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
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| Xinyi
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阿姑
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| Lianjiang
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𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
姑媽, 姑姐 ≠
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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姑媽
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘
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| Lichuan
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姑
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| Pingxiang
|
姑娘
|
| Hakka
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Meixian
|
阿姑
|
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
阿姑
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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阿姑
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| Yudu
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姑姑, 姑姊
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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阿姑
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
阿姑
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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阿姑
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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阿姑
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
阿姑
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
阿姑
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| Hong Kong
|
大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
阿姑
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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姑, 姑姑
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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姑姑, 姑媽
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| Xinzhou
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姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊 ¶
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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姑姑
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡
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| Fuqing
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姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
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| Matsu
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依姑
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
|
姑姑
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
阿姑
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| Quanzhou
|
阿姑
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| Zhangzhou
|
阿姑
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| Kaohsiung
|
阿姑
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| Yilan
|
阿姑
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
阿姑
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| Taichung
|
阿姑
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
阿姑
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| Tainan
|
阿姑
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| Taitung
|
阿姑
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| Hsinchu
|
阿姑
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
阿姑
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
阿姑
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
阿姑
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
阿姑, 姑姑
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| Chaozhou
|
阿姑
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| Shantou
|
阿姑
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
阿姑
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
阿姑
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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阿姑
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| Leizhou
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姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡
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| Wenchang
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姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡
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| Haikou
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姑母 ∅, 阿姑 ¶
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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姑母 †, 姑 ‡
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
姑母 †, 姑 ‡
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
姑娘
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| Suzhou
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嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡
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| Danyang
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親嫚
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| Hangzhou
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乾娘
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| Ningbo
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姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡
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| Wenzhou
|
阿娘
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| Jinhua
|
娘娘, 姑 ∅
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
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| Loudi
|
大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
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| Shuangfeng
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大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
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| Note
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† - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face
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Dialectal synonyms of
姑奶奶 (“paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)”)
[map]
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
姑奶奶
|
| Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
姑奶奶
|
| Taiwan
|
姑婆
|
| Tianjin
|
姑奶奶
|
| Chengde
|
姑奶奶
|
| Tangshan
|
姑奶
|
| Cangzhou
|
姑奶奶
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| Baoding
|
姑奶奶
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| Shijiazhuang
|
老姑姑, 老姑
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| Chifeng
|
姑奶奶
|
| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
|
姑奶奶
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| Heihe
|
姑奶
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| Qiqihar
|
姑奶奶
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| Harbin
|
姑奶奶
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| Jiamusi
|
姑奶
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| Baicheng
|
姑奶
|
| Changchun
|
姑奶
|
| Tonghua
|
姑奶
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| Shenyang
|
姑奶
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| Dandong
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
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| Jinzhou
|
姑奶
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| Dalian
|
姑奶奶
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| Yantai
|
姑婆
|
| Yantai (Muping)
|
姑婆
|
| Qingdao
|
老姑
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| Lijin
|
老姑
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| Zhucheng
|
姑嬤嬤
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| Jinan
|
姑奶奶
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| Jining
|
姑奶奶
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| Wanrong
|
老姑
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| Shangqiu
|
姑奶奶
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| Yuanyang
|
姑奶
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| Zhengzhou
|
姑奶
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| Lingbao
|
姑奶, 老姑
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| Xinyang
|
姑奶
|
| Baihe
|
姑奶
|
| Hanzhong
|
姑婆
|
| Xi'an
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶, 姑婆, 姑拿 Hui
|
| Baoji
|
婆
|
| Yinchuan
|
姑奶奶
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| Tianshui
|
姑娃婆
|
| Lanzhou
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
|
| Dunhuang
|
姑奶奶
|
| Xining
|
姑奶奶
|
| Hami
|
姑奶奶
|
| Ürümqi
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
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| Wuhan
|
姑太
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| Yichang
|
姑婆
|
| Xiangyang
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
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| Tianmen
|
姑婆
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| Hong'an
|
姑奶
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| Chengdu
|
姑奶奶
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| Nanchong
|
姑婆
|
| Dazhou
|
姑婆
|
| Hanyuan
|
姑奶, 姑婆
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| Xichang
|
婆婆
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| Zigong
|
姑婆
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| Chongqing
|
姑婆, 婆婆
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| Guiyang
|
姑太, 姑奶奶
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| Zunyi
|
姑婆, 太娘娘
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| Bijie
|
老瓜
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| Liping
|
姑婆
|
| Zhaotong
|
姑奶奶
|
| Dali
|
姑奶
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| Kunming
|
姑奶, 姑老太
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| Mengzi
|
姑奶
|
| Guilin
|
姑奶
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| Liuzhou
|
姑奶, 姑婆
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| Jishou
|
姑婆
|
| Changde
|
姑奶奶
|
| Anqing
|
姑奶奶
|
| Xuzhou
|
姑奶奶
|
| Fuyang
|
姑奶奶
|
| Wuhu
|
姑奶奶
|
| Yangzhou
|
姑奶奶, 姑太太
|
| Lianyungang
|
姑奶
|
| Lianshui
|
姑奶
|
| Nanjing
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
|
| Hefei
|
姑奶
|
| Nantong
|
姑奶奶
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
姑婆
|
| Hong Kong
|
姑婆
|
| Dongguan
|
姑婆
|
| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
姑婆
|
| Lichuan
|
姑婆
|
| Pingxiang
|
姑婆
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
姑婆
|
| Yudu
|
姑婆
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
姑婆
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
姑婆
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
姑婆
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
姑婆
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
姑婆
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
姑婆
|
| Huizhou
|
Jixi
|
姑婆
|
| Shexian
|
姑奶奶, 姑婆
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
|
| Yangyuan
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
|
| Datong
|
姑奶奶
|
| Xinzhou
|
老姑姑
|
| Lishi
|
老姑兒
|
| Linfen
|
老姑
|
| Changzhi
|
姑奶奶
|
| Linhe
|
老姑姑, 老姑
|
| Jining
|
姑奶奶
|
| Hohhot
|
姑奶奶
|
| Erenhot
|
姥姥
|
| Pingshan
|
老姑姑, 老姑
|
| Zhangjiakou
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
|
| Handan
|
老姑
|
| Linzhou
|
姑奶奶
|
| Suide
|
老姑
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
姑嫲婆
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
姑婆
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
姑婆
|
| Quanzhou
|
姑婆
|
| Zhangzhou
|
姑婆
|
| Taipei
|
姑婆
|
| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
姑婆
|
| Kaohsiung
|
姑婆
|
| Yilan
|
姑婆
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
姑婆
|
| Taichung
|
姑婆
|
| Tainan
|
姑婆
|
| Hsinchu
|
姑婆
|
| Kinmen
|
姑婆
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
姑婆
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
姑媽, 姑婆
|
| Shantou
|
老姑
|
| Jieyang
|
老姑
|
| Leizhou
|
姑嬭, 姑婆
|
| Haikou
|
姑婆
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
姑太
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai (Chongming)
|
姑婆
|
| Danyang
|
姑嫚嫚
|
| Hangzhou
|
姑婆奶奶
|
| Ningbo
|
姑婆
|
| Wenzhou
|
姑婆娘, 姑婆
|
| Jinhua
|
姑婆
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
姑娭毑
|
| Loudi
|
大𱙦 >, 嫚𱙦 <
|
| Note
|
> - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather
|
Coordinate terms[edit]
- 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)
- (Cantonese) 姑姐 (gu1 ze1, “father's younger sister”)
