阿姨
Chinese
editphonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
one's mother's sister; aunt | ||
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trad. (阿姨) | 阿 | 姨 | |
simp. #(阿姨) | 阿 | 姨 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): aa3 ji4-1
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ayí
- Wade–Giles: a1-i2
- Yale: ā-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayi
- Palladius: аи (ai)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀä⁵⁵ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa3 ji4-1
- Yale: a yī
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa3 ji4-1
- Guangdong Romanization: a3 yi4-1
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³³ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-yì
- Hakka Romanization System: aˊ iˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 yi2
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ i¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-yì
- Hakka Romanization System: aˊ (r)iˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a1 yi2
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ (j)i¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: a˖ rhi
- Sinological IPA: /a³³ ʒi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-î
- Tâi-lô: á-î
- Phofsit Daibuun: afii
- IPA (Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: a1 i5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a î
- Sinological IPA (key): /a³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/
- Middle Chinese: 'a yij
Noun
edit阿姨
- (informal, endearing) maternal aunt (mother's sister or female cousin)
- (Cantonese) one's mother's younger sister
- (endearing) auntie (form of address for any woman around one's mother's age)
- a form of address for working-age female caretakers, including nurses, cleaning ladies, live-in staff, etc.
- (euphemistic) mom; mother
Synonyms
editSee also
editProper noun
edit阿姨
- (Internet slang) Liu Zhongjing (劉仲敬), Chinese political philosopher
Derived terms
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