maternal aunt; mother's sister
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
maternal aunt; mother's sister
formalA polite or formal term for the sisters of one's mother. In modern casual speech, it is often shortened to 姨 (yí). The husband of a 姨母 is addressed as 姨父 or 姨丈.
Wǒ我
de的
yí姨
mǔ母
zhù住
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
。
My maternal aunt lives in Shanghai.
Yí姨
mǔ母
bǐ比
mǔ母
qīn亲
xiǎo小
sān三
suì岁
。
My aunt is three years younger than my mother.
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Wǒ我
men们
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
tàn探
wàng望
yí姨
mǔ母
。
We went to visit our maternal aunt together.