yímā

姨妈

Word · NounTraditional姨媽

aunt; mother's married sister

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

mother's sister (married); aunt

informal

Colloquial 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.