Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
姑奶
- (dialectal) great-aunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
- (Cantonese) sister-in-law (husband's elder sister)
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
姑奶奶 (“paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)”)
[map]
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
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| 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
|
| Baoding
|
姑奶奶
|
| Shijiazhuang
|
老姑姑, 老姑
|
| Chifeng
|
姑奶奶
|
| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
|
姑奶奶
|
| Heihe
|
姑奶
|
| Qiqihar
|
姑奶奶
|
| Harbin
|
姑奶奶
|
| Jiamusi
|
姑奶
|
| Baicheng
|
姑奶
|
| Changchun
|
姑奶
|
| Tonghua
|
姑奶
|
| Shenyang
|
姑奶
|
| Dandong
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
|
| Jinzhou
|
姑奶
|
| Dalian
|
姑奶奶
|
| Yantai
|
姑婆
|
| Yantai (Muping)
|
姑婆
|
| Qingdao
|
老姑
|
| Lijin
|
老姑
|
| Zhucheng
|
姑嬤嬤
|
| Jinan
|
姑奶奶
|
| Jining
|
姑奶奶
|
| Wanrong
|
老姑
|
| Shangqiu
|
姑奶奶
|
| Yuanyang
|
姑奶
|
| Zhengzhou
|
姑奶
|
| Lingbao
|
姑奶, 老姑
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| Wuhan
|
姑太
|
| Yichang
|
姑婆
|
| Xiangyang
|
姑奶奶, 姑奶
|
| Tianmen
|
姑婆
|
| Hong'an
|
姑奶
|
| Chengdu
|
姑奶奶
|
| Nanchong
|
姑婆
|
| Dazhou
|
姑婆
|
| Hanyuan
|
姑奶, 姑婆
|
| Xichang
|
婆婆
|
| Zigong
|
姑婆
|
| Chongqing
|
姑婆, 婆婆
|
| Guiyang
|
姑太, 姑奶奶
|
| Zunyi
|
姑婆, 太娘娘
|
| Bijie
|
老瓜
|
| Liping
|
姑婆
|
| Zhaotong
|
姑奶奶
|
| Dali
|
姑奶
|
| Kunming
|
姑奶, 姑老太
|
| Mengzi
|
姑奶
|
| Guilin
|
姑奶
|
| Liuzhou
|
姑奶, 姑婆
|
| 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
|
Dialectal synonyms of
姑子 (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
[map]
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
姑子, 大姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Harbin
|
大姑子 †, 大姑姐 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Yantai (Muping)
|
大姑子 †, 大姑姐 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Jinan
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Luoyang
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Wanrong
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Xi'an
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Yinchuan
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Xining
|
大姑兒 †, 小姑兒 ‡
|
| Ürümqi
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Wuhan
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Chengdu
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Guiyang
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Liuzhou
|
大姑子 †, 小姑 ‡, 小姑崽 ‡
|
| Xuzhou
|
大姑子 †, 大姑姐 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Yangzhou
|
姑子, 大姑子 †, 小姑子 youngest, 姑子精 derogatory
|
| Nanjing
|
大姑子 †, 大姑老太 †, usually middle-aged, 小姑子 ‡, 小姑老太 ‡,older
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
大姑 †, 姑奶 †, 細姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡
|
| Hong Kong
|
姑奶 †, 姑仔 ‡
|
| Dongguan
|
姑仔 ‡
|
| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Pingxiang
|
姑仔
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
大娘姑 †, 小娘姑 ‡
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
大娘姊 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
大娘姊 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
大娘姊 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
大娘姊 †, 大娘姑 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
大娘姊 †, 細姑 ‡, 小娘姑 ‡
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
大姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Xinzhou
|
大姑子 †, 小姑子 ‡
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
小姑 ‡
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
細姑 ‡, 小姑 ‡
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Quanzhou
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Zhangzhou
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Taipei
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑仔 ‡
|
| Kaohsiung
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑仔 ‡
|
| Yilan
|
阿姑仔 †, 細姑仔 ‡
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Taichung
|
大娘姑 †, 阿姑仔 †, 小姑仔 ‡
|
| Tainan
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑仔 ‡
|
| Hsinchu
|
大姑仔 †, 小姑仔 ‡
|
| Kinmen
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
大娘姑 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Shantou
|
大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
|
| Leizhou
|
姑 ‡
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
姑母 †, 姑 ‡
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
姑母阿姐 †, 姑娘 ‡
|
| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
姑娘, 大姑娘 †, 小姑娘 ‡
|
| Suzhou
|
姑娘
|
| Changzhou
|
小姑娘 ‡
|
| Danyang
|
姑娘
|
| Hangzhou
|
大姑娘 †
|
| Ningbo
|
姑嬷 †, 姑嬷頭 †, 小姑 ‡
|
| Wenzhou
|
姑娘, 大姑娘 †
|
| Jinhua
|
姑娘, 大娘娘 †, 大娘 †
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
|
| Note
|
† - husband's elder sister; ‡ - husband's younger sister
|
Etymology 2[edit]
Phono-semantic matching of English goodnight.
Interjection[edit]
姑奶
- (humorous) goodnight
