阿姨
Chinese
(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
one's mother's sister; aunt | ||
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| simp. and trad. (阿姨) |
阿 | 姨 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄧˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayi
- IPA (key): /ˀa̠⁵⁵ i³⁵/
-
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: aa3 ji4-1
- Yale: a yī
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 ji4-1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 yi1
- IPA (key): /ɑː³³ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-yì
- Hakka Romanization System: a´ iˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 yi2
- IPA: /a²⁴ i¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-yì
- Hakka Romanization System: a´ (r)iˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 yi2
- IPA: /a²⁴ (j)i¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-î
- Tâi-lô: a-î
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'ii
- IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² i²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ i²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² i¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ i²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ i²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: a1 i5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a î
- IPA (key): /a³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
阿姨
- (informal, affectionate) maternal aunt (mother's sister)
- (Cantonese) one's mother's younger sister
- (affectionate) auntie: a 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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