aunt; mother's married sister
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
mother's sister (married); aunt
informalColloquial term specifically referring to one's mother's married sister. In many regions, this term distinguishes a married maternal aunt from an unmarried one (sometimes called 姨 or 阿姨), though usage varies by dialect and family habit.
Wǒ我
yí姨
mā妈
zhù住
zài在
Nán南
jīng京
。
My aunt lives in Nanjing.
Yí姨
mā妈
yǐ已
jīng经
jié结
hūn婚
shí十
nián年
le了
。
My aunt has been married for ten years already.
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Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
yào要
qù去
yí姨
mā妈
jiā家
chī吃
fàn饭
。
I'm going to my aunt's house for dinner this weekend.
Wǒ我
mā妈
ma妈
de的
jiě姐
jie姐
jiù就
shì是
wǒ我
de的
yí姨
mā妈
。
My mother's older sister is my aunt.