姨
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mother's sister; aunt
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Words with 姨
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大姨子 | sister-in-law; wife's older sister | |
| 小姨子 | (coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her) | |
| 七大姑八大姨 | distant relatives | |
| 姨太太 | concubine | |
| 姨母笑 | (neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman) | |
| 大姨 | aunt (mother's eldest sister); (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the ag… | |
| 小姨 | mother's youngest sister; wife's younger sister; sister-in-law | |
| 阿姨 | maternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation; childcare worker;… | |
| 姨奶奶 | father's mother's sister (coll.); great aunt | |
| 姨夫 | mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister | |
| 大姨妈 | mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother); (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menst… | |
| 姨母 | mother's sister; maternal aunt | |
| 细姨 | concubine | |
| 姨父 | husband of mother's sister; uncle | |
| 姨娘 | maternal aunt; father's concubine (old) | |
| 姨婆 | (strictly speaking) sister of one's maternal grandmother; (more broadly) grandaunt; sister… | |
| 婆姨 | (dialect) wife; married woman | |
| 姨妹 | wife's younger sister; sister-in-law | |
| 姨妈巾 | (coll.) sanitary towel | |
| 姨姐 | wife's elder sister; sister-in-law |
Sound family
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