Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 姑媽
- (Mandarin, colloquial) father's sister; paternal aunt
- (Cantonese) father's elder sister
- (Southern Min) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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姑母
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒
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| Taiwan
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姑姑
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| Harbin
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姑, 姑姑
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| Shenyang
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姑姑
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| Singapore
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姑姑
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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姑姑, 姑
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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姑
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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姑
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| Wanrong
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姑
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
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姑
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| Xi'an
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姑媽 †, 姑 ‡
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| Xining
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娘娘
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| Xuzhou
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姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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姑媽
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| Lanzhou
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娘娘
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| Ürümqi
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姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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姑媽 §, 娘娘
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| Wuhan
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姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated
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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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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡
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| Yangzhou
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娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest
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| Nantong
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姑媽 †
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| Hefei
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姑佬, 佬佬, 佬
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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)
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阿姑
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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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)
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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)
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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
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姑娘
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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阿姑
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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阿姑
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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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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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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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)
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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)
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阿姑
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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阿姑
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| Hong Kong
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大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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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
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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)
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姑姑
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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阿姑
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| Quanzhou
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阿姑
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| Zhangzhou
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阿姑
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| Kaohsiung
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阿姑
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| Yilan
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阿姑
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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阿姑
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| Taichung
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阿姑
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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阿姑
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| Tainan
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阿姑
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| Taitung
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阿姑
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| Hsinchu
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阿姑
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| Penghu (Magong)
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阿姑
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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阿姑
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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阿姑
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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阿姑, 姑姑
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| Chaozhou
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阿姑
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| Shantou
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阿姑
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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阿姑
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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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)
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姑母 †, 姑 ‡
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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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
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阿娘
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| Jinhua
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娘娘, 姑 ∅
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
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| Loudi
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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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- (paternal grandaunt): 姑婆 (gūpó)
Coordinate terms
- 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)
- (Cantonese) 姑姐 (gu1 ze1, “father's younger sister”)
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