Meaning of 两姨
两姨 means maternal cousin; describing the relationship between children of two sisters (whose mothers are sisters). Pronounced liǎng yí.
- maternal cousin; describing the relationship between children of two sisters (whose mothers are sisters)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
men们
shì是
liǎng两
yí姨
xiōng兄
dì弟
，
cóng从
xiǎo小
yī一
qǐ起
zhǎng长
dà大
。
They are maternal cousins (their mothers are sisters) and grew up together.
Wǒ我
mā妈
ma妈
hé和
tā她
mā妈
ma妈
shì是
jiě姐
mèi妹
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
men们
shì是
liǎng两
yí姨
jiě姐
mèi妹
。
My mother and her mother are sisters, so we are cousins on the maternal side.
Liǎng两
yí姨
qīn亲
suī虽
rán然
bù不
rú如
táng堂
qīn亲
nà那
me么
jìn近
，
dàn但
yě也
hěn很
qīn亲
jìn近
。
Although maternal cousin relationships are not as close as paternal relationships with the same surname, they are still very close.