paternal aunt; husband's sister
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
paternal aunt (father's sister)
dialectA regional (dialect) term for one's father's sister.
Wǒ我
gū姑
niáng娘
cóng从
lǎo老
jiā家
lái来
kàn看
wǒ我
le了
。
My paternal aunt came to see me from our hometown.
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
gēn跟
gū姑
niáng娘
yī一
qǐ起
zhǎng长
dà大
。
He grew up with his aunt.
noun
husband's sister; sister-in-law
dialectA regional (dialect) term for a woman's sister-in-law (from her husband's side).
Tā她
gēn跟
tā她
gū姑
niáng娘
guān关
xì系
hěn很
hǎo好
。
She has a very good relationship with her sister-in-law (husband's sister).
Míng明
tiān天
wǒ我
yào要
hé和
gū姑
niáng娘
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
guàng逛
jiē街
。
Tomorrow I'm going shopping with my sister-in-law (husband's sister).