阿姑

Chinese
 
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 paternal aunt
trad. (阿姑) 阿 姑
simp. #(阿姑) 阿 姑

Pronunciation

Noun

阿姑

  1. (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) paternal aunt; father's sister
  2. (Cantonese, informal) Term of address to a middle-aged or elderly woman.
  3. (Cantonese, dated) little girl
  4. (Cantonese) sister-in-law (husband's sister)

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 姑母
Mandarin Beijing 姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒
Taiwan 姑姑
Harbin 姑, 姑姑
Shenyang 姑姑
Yantai (Muping) 姑
Jinan 姑姑, 姑
Luoyang 姑
Wanrong 姑
Wanrong (Ronghe) 姑
Xi'an 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡
Yinchuan 姑媽
Lanzhou 娘娘
Xining 娘娘
Ürümqi 姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡
Wuhan 姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated
Chengdu 姑媽 §, 娘娘
Guiyang 姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠
Kunming 姑媽 §, 娘 ≠
Liuzhou 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
Xuzhou 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒
Yangzhou 娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest
Nanjing 姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡
Hefei 姑佬, 佬佬, 佬
Nantong 姑媽 †
Singapore 姑姑
Cantonese Guangzhou 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Hong Kong 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
Macau 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Guangzhou (Panyu) 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡
Guangzhou (Conghua) 阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
Foshan 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 姑姐
Foshan (Shunde) 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Foshan (Sanshui) 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 阿姑
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 阿姑
Zhuhai (Doumen) 阿姑
Jiangmen (Baisha) 阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 阿姑
Taishan 阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡
Kaiping (Chikan) 阿姑
Enping (Niujiang) 阿姑
Heshan (Yayao) 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡
Dongguan 阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
Shaoguan 姑媽, 姑姐
Yunfu 阿姑
Yangjiang 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
Xinyi 阿姑
Lianjiang 𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 姑媽, 姑姐 ≠
Singapore (Guangfu) 姑媽
Gan Nanchang 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘
Lichuan 姑
Pingxiang 姑娘
Hakka Meixian 阿姑
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 阿姑
Dongguan (Qingxi) 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
Conghua (Lütian) 阿姑
Yudu 姑姑, 姑姊
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 阿姑
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 阿姑
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 阿姑
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 阿姑
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 阿姑
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 阿姑
Hong Kong 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
Senai (Huiyang) 阿姑
Huizhou Jixi 姑, 姑姑
Jin Taiyuan 姑姑, 姑媽
Xinzhou 姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊
Northern Min Jian'ou 姑姑
Eastern Min Fuzhou 大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡
Fuqing 姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
Matsu 依姑
Singapore (Fuqing) 姑姑
Southern Min Xiamen 阿姑
Quanzhou 阿姑
Zhangzhou 阿姑
Kaohsiung 阿姑
Yilan 阿姑
Changhua (Lukang) 阿姑
Taichung 阿姑
Taichung (Wuqi) 阿姑
Tainan 阿姑
Taitung 阿姑
Hsinchu 阿姑
Penghu (Magong) 阿姑
Penang (Hokkien) 阿姑
Singapore (Hokkien) 阿姑
Manila (Hokkien) 阿姑, 姑姑
Chaozhou 阿姑
Shantou 阿姑
Bangkok (Teochew) 阿姑
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 阿姑
Singapore (Teochew) 阿姑
Leizhou 姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡
Wenchang 姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡
Haikou 姑母 ∅, 阿姑
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 姑母 †, 姑 ‡
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 姑母 †, 姑 ‡
Wu Shanghai 娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡
Shanghai (Chongming) 姑娘
Suzhou 嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡
Danyang 親嫚
Hangzhou 乾娘
Ningbo 姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡
Wenzhou 阿娘
Jinhua 娘娘, 姑 ∅
Xiang Changsha 姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
Loudi 大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
Shuangfeng 大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
Note † - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face

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