Usage of the character 姨
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姨
[姨]
- mother's sister
- aunt
yímèi
姨妹
[姨妹]
- wife's younger sister
- sister-in-law
xìyí
细姨
[細姨]
- concubine
yífu
姨父
[姨父]
- husband of mother's sister
- uncle
āyí
阿姨
[阿姨]
- maternal aunt
- step-mother
- childcare worker
- nursemaid
- woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
- CL:個／个 (gè)
xiǎoyí
小姨
[小姨]
- mother's youngest sister
- wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
yíjiě
姨姐
[姨姐]
- wife's elder sister
- sister-in-law
yíniáng
姨娘
[姨娘]
- maternal aunt
- father's concubine (old)
dàyí
大姨
[大姨]
- aunt (mother's eldest sister)
- (respectful term of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
yímā
姨妈
[姨媽]
- (coll.) mother's sister
- maternal aunt
yízhàng
姨丈
[姨丈]
- mother's sister's husband
- husband of mother's sister
yífu
姨夫
[姨夫]
- mother's sister's husband
- husband of mother's sister
yímǔ
姨母
[姨母]
- mother's sister
- maternal aunt
póyí
婆姨
[婆姨]
- (dialect) wife
- married woman
èrāyí
二阿姨
[二阿姨]
- auntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family
dàyímā
大姨妈
[大姨媽]
- mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother)
- (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period)
yínǎinai
姨奶奶
[姨奶奶]
- father's mother's sister (coll.)
- great aunt
xiǎoyízi
小姨子
[小姨子]
- (coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her)
xiǎo'āyí
小阿姨
[小阿姨]
- auntie, youngest of sisters in mother's family
yímājīn
姨妈巾
[姨媽巾]
- (coll.) sanitary towel
yímǔxiào
姨母笑
[姨母笑]
- (neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman)
dàyízi
大姨子
[大姨子]
- sister-in-law
- wife's older sister
sān'āyí
三阿姨
[三阿姨]
- auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family
yítàitai
姨太太
[姨太太]
- concubine
yílǎolao
姨姥姥
[姨姥姥]
- mother's mother's sister
- great-aunt
dà'āyí
大阿姨
[大阿姨]
- auntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family
yíshengnánnü
姨甥男女
[姨甥男女]
- wife's sister's children
qīdàgūbādàyí
七大姑八大姨
[七大姑八大姨]
- distant relatives