阿姨
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
one's mother's sister; aunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿姨) | 阿 | 姨 | |
| simp. #(阿姨) | 阿 | 姨 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ayí
- Wade–Giles: a1-i2
- Yale: ā-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayi
- Palladius: аи (ai)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 ji4-1
- Yale: a yī
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 ji4-1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 yi4-1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-yì
- Hakka Romanization System: a´ iˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 yi2
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ i¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-yì
- Hakka Romanization System: a´ (r)iˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 yi2
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ (j)i¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 阿姨
- (informal, endearing) maternal aunt (mother's sister)
- (Cantonese) one's mother's younger sister
- (endearing) auntie (form of address for any woman around one's mother's age)
- a form of address for working-age female caretakers, including nurses, cleaning ladies, live-in staff, etc.
- (euphemistic) mom; mother
Synonyms
See also
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