maternal uncle's wife; wife's brother's wife
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
maternal uncle's wife; aunt (on mother's side)
informalA specific kinship term used in spoken Mandarin. Often suffixed with "子" (jìnzi).
Wǒ我
jìn妗
zi子
zuò做
de的
fàn饭
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
My aunt (mom's brother's wife) cooks really delicious food.
Zhōu周
mò末
yào要
qù去
jìn妗
zi子
jiā家
wán玩
。
We're going to play at Auntie's house this weekend.
noun
wife's brother's wife; sister-in-law
informalA specific kinship term for the wife of one's brother-in-law. Often used with prefixes like 大 (dà, elder) or 小 (xiǎo, younger).
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
dà大
jìn妗
zi子
。
This is my wife's elder brother's wife.
Xiǎo小
jìn妗
zi子
gāng刚
shēng生
le了
gè个
bǎo宝
bao宝
。
My wife's younger brother's wife just had a baby.