姑姑

Chinese

Etymology 1

		paternal aunt	paternal aunt
trad. (姑姑)		姑	姑
simp. ^#(姑姑)		姑	姑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gūgu, gūgū, gǔgú

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ˙ㄍㄨ, ㄍㄨㄍㄨ, ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ gu¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-ko͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gūgu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ˙ㄍㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gugů
  - Wade–Giles: ku¹-ku⁵
  - Yale: gū-gu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.gu
  - Palladius: гугу (gugu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ g̊u²/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gūgū
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄍㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gugu
  - Wade–Giles: ku¹-ku¹
  - Yale: gū-gū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gugu
  - Palladius: гугу (gugu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔgú
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔgú
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-ku²
  - Yale: gǔ-gú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guugwu
  - Palladius: гугу (gugu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ gu¹
  - Yale: gū gū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ gu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ gu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-ko͘
  - Tâi-lô: koo-koo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ko'kof
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ kɔ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

姑姑

father's sister; paternal aunt
(dialectal Mandarin) Buddhist nun

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姑母
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒
	Taiwan	姑姑
	Harbin	姑, 姑姑
	Shenyang	姑姑
	Singapore	姑姑
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	姑姑, 姑
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	姑
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	姑
	Wanrong	姑
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	姑
	Xi'an	姑媽 †, 姑 ‡
	Xining	娘娘
	Xuzhou	姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	姑媽
	Lanzhou	娘娘
	Ürümqi	姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姑媽 §, 娘娘
	Wuhan	姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated
	Guiyang	姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠
	Kunming	姑媽 §, 娘 ≠
	Liuzhou	姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡
	Yangzhou	娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest
	Nantong	姑媽 †
	Hefei	姑佬, 佬佬, 佬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Hong Kong	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Macau	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	姑姐
	Foshan (Shunde)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Sanshui)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿姑
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	阿姑
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿姑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姑
	Taishan	阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姑
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿姑
	Heshan (Yayao)	姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Dongguan	阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
	Shaoguan	姑媽, 姑姐
	Yunfu	阿姑
	Yangjiang	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Xinyi	阿姑
	Lianjiang	𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	姑媽, 姑姐 ≠
	Singapore (Guangfu)	姑媽
Gan	Nanchang	姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘
	Lichuan	姑
	Pingxiang	姑娘
Hakka	Meixian	阿姑
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	阿姑
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	阿姑
	Yudu	姑姑, 姑姊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿姑
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿姑
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿姑
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿姑
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿姑
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿姑
	Hong Kong	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿姑
Huizhou	Jixi	姑, 姑姑
Jin	Taiyuan	姑姑, 姑媽
Jin	Xinzhou	姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊 ¶
Northern Min	Jian'ou	姑姑
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡
	Fuqing	姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
	Matsu	依姑
	Singapore (Fuqing)	姑姑
Southern Min	Xiamen	阿姑
	Quanzhou	阿姑
	Zhangzhou	阿姑
	Kaohsiung	阿姑
	Yilan	阿姑
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姑
	Taichung	阿姑
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿姑
	Tainan	阿姑
	Taitung	阿姑
	Hsinchu	阿姑
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姑
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姑
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿姑
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姑, 姑姑
	Chaozhou	阿姑
	Shantou	阿姑
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姑
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姑
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姑
	Leizhou	姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡
	Wenchang	姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡
	Haikou	姑母 ∅, 阿姑 ¶
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	姑母 †, 姑 ‡
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	姑母 †, 姑 ‡
Wu	Shanghai	娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡
	Shanghai (Chongming)	姑娘
	Suzhou	嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡
	Danyang	親嫚
	Hangzhou	乾娘
	Ningbo	姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Wenzhou	阿娘
	Jinhua	娘娘, 姑 ∅
Xiang	Changsha	姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
	Loudi	大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
	Shuangfeng	大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
	Hengyang	姑伯娘 †, 姑唧 ‡, 嫚嫚 ‡
Note	† - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face

Dialectal synonyms of 尼姑 (“Buddhist nun”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		尼姑, 比丘尼
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	尼姑兒, 姑子
	Taiwan	尼姑
	Chengde	尼姑, 姑子
	Chifeng	尼姑, 姑子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	姑子
	Heihe	尼姑, 姑子
	Qiqihar	尼姑, 姑子
	Harbin	尼姑, 姑子
	Jiamusi	尼姑, 姑子
	Baicheng	尼姑, 姑子
	Changchun	姑子
	Tonghua	姑子
	Shenyang	尼姑, 姑子
	Jinzhou	尼姑兒, 姑子
	Singapore	尼姑, 師父
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	姑子
	Tangshan	尼姑, 姑子
	Cangzhou	姑子
	Baoding	尼姑, 姑子
	Shijiazhuang	姑子
	Lijin	姑子
	Jinan	尼姑, 姑子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	姑子
	Dandong	尼姑, 姑子
	Yantai	姑子
	Yantai (Muping)	姑子
	Qingdao	姑姑子
	Zhucheng	姑子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	尼姑, 姑姑兒
	Lingbao	尼姑, 姑姑
	Jining	姑子, 姑姑
	Wanrong	姑姑子
	Linfen	姑姑子
	Shangqiu	尼姑, 姑子
	Yuanyang	尼姑
	Zhengzhou	尼姑, 姑姑
	Xinyang	尼姑, 姑子
	Baihe	尼姑
	Xi'an	尼姑, 姑姑子
	Baoji	尼姑, 姑姑
	Tianshui	姑姑子
	Xining	尼姑, 女姑姑
	Xuzhou	姑子, 尼姑, 二僧
	Fuyang	尼姑, 姑子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	尼姑, 姑姑
	Lanzhou	尼姑, 姑姑, 姑姑子
	Dunhuang	尼姑
	Hami	尼姑
	Ürümqi	尼姑, 姑子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	尼姑
	Nanchong	尼姑
	Dazhou	尼姑
	Hanyuan	尼姑
	Xichang	尼姑
	Zigong	尼姑
	Chongqing	尼姑
	Wuhan	尼姑, 姑子
	Yichang	尼姑
	Xiangyang	尼姑, 姑姑子
	Tianmen	尼姑
	Guiyang	尼姑, 師公
	Zunyi	尼姑
	Bijie	尼姑
	Liping	尼姑
	Zhaotong	尼姑
	Dali	尼姑
	Kunming	尼姑
	Mengzi	尼姑
	Guilin	尼姑
	Guilin (Lingui)	尼姑
	Liuzhou	尼姑, 師姑, 師父
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	尼姑
	Nanning (Wuming)	尼姑
	Jishou	女和尚
	Changde	尼姑
	Hanzhong	尼姑, 姑姑子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	師姑, 尼姑
	Yangzhou	師姑, 尼姑, 二僧
	Lianyungang	尼姑, 姑子
	Lianshui	尼姑
	Nantong	尼姑
	Anqing	尼姑
	Wuhu	尼姑
	Hefei	尼姑
	Hong'an	尼姑
Cantonese	Guangzhou	師姑
	Hong Kong	師姑, 尼姑, 阿傅
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	尼姑
	Macau	師姑
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	師姑
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	師姑
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	師姑
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	師姑
	Foshan	師姑
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	師姑
	Foshan (Shunde)	師姑
	Foshan (Sanshui)	師姑
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	尼姑
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	師姑
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	師姑
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	仙姑仔
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	師姑, 尼姑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	師姑
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	尼姑
	Taishan	尼姑, 師姑, 齋姑
	Kaiping (Chikan)	尼姑
	Enping (Niujiang)	尼姑
	Heshan (Yayao)	師姑
	Dongguan	師姑
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	師姑
	Qingyuan	師姑
	Fogang	師姑
	Yingde (Hanguang)	尼姑
	Yangshan	尼姑
	Lianshan (Butian)	尼姑
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	尼姑
	Shaoguan	師姑
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	師姑
	Renhua	師姑
	Lechang	尼姑, 師姑
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	尼姑
	Sihui	師姑
	Guangning	師姑
	Deqing	尼姑
	Huaiji	仙姑
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	尼姑
	Yunfu	師姑
	Xinxing	尼姑
	Luoding	尼姑
	Yunan (Pingtai)	尼姑
	Xinyi	尼姑
	Lianjiang	尼姑
	Nanning	尼姑
	Wuzhou	尼姑, 師姑
	Yulin	尼姑
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	尼姑
	Guiping	尼姑
	Mengshan (Xihe)	尼姑
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	尼姑
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	尼姑
	Baise	尼姑
	Bobai	尼姑
	Lingshan	尼姑
	Pubei	尼姑
	Qinzhou	尼姑
	Beihai	尼姑
	Ningming	尼姑
	Hengzhou	尼姑
	Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	尼姑
Gan	Nanchang	尼姑
	Pengze	尼姑
	Lichuan	尼姑, 女和尚
	Pingxiang	尼姑, 齋婆
Hakka	Meixian	尼姑, 齋嫲
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	尼姑, 師姑, 師父
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	尼姑婆
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	尼姑嫲
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Boluo (Bendihua)	師姑
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	尼姑嫲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	師姑
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	尼姑, 齋婆
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	姐婆
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	尼姑
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	猜嫲
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	尼姑
	Yudu	尼姑
	Ruijin	尼姑
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尼姑, 齋姑
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尼姑, 齋姑
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尼姑
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	尼姑
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	尼姑
	Mashan (Pianlian)	尼姑
Huizhou	Jixi	尼姑
Huizhou	Shexian	尼姑
Jin	Taiyuan	姑子
	Pingyao	姑子
	Yangyuan	尼姑, 姑子
	Datong	尼姑, 姑子
	Xinzhou	姑子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	尼姑, 姑子
	Changzhi	姑子
	Linhe	姑子
	Jining	尼姑
	Hohhot	姑子
	Erenhot	姑子
	Pingshan	姑子
	Zhangjiakou	姑子
	Handan	尼姑, 姑子
	Linzhou	姑哦
	Suide	姑子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	尼姑, 尼姑囝 derogatory, 菜婆
Eastern Min	Fuqing	尼姑, 師姑
Southern Min	Xiamen	尼姑
	Quanzhou	尼姑
	Zhangzhou	尼姑
	Zhao'an	尼姑
	Taipei	尼姑
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	尼姑
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	尼姑
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	尼姑
	Kaohsiung	尼姑, 菜姑
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	尼姑
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	尼姑, 菜姑仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	尼姑, 菜姑
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	尼姑
	Yilan	尼姑, 菜姑
	Yilan (Toucheng)	尼姑, 菜姑
	Changhua (Lukang)	尼姑
	Taichung	尼姑
	Tainan	尼姑, 菜姑
	Tainan (Anping)	尼姑, 菜姑
	Hsinchu	尼姑
	Kinmen	尼姑
	Penghu (Magong)	尼姑
	Penghu (Xiyu)	尼姑, 菜姑
	Penang (Hokkien)	尼姑, 菜姑
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	尼姑
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	尼姑
	Raoping	尼姑
	Shantou	尼姑, 師姑
	Jieyang	齋姨, 師傅
	Haikou	尼姑
Puxian Min	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	師姑
Puxian Min	Xianyou	師姑
Central Min	Yong'an	尼姑
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	師姑
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	師姑
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	尼姑
	Nanning (Shajing)	尼姑
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	尼姑
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	尼姑
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	尼姑
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	尼姑
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	尼姑
Wu	Shanghai	師姑, 尼姑
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	師姑, 師太
	Shanghai (Jiading)	尼姑
	Shanghai (Chongming)	尼姑
	Suzhou	師姑, 師太
	Danyang	尼姑, 師姑
	Hangzhou	尼姑, 師姑
	Ningbo	尼姑
	Wenzhou	師姑娘
	Jinhua	尼姑
Xiang	Changsha	尼姑
	Loudi	齋婆
	Hengyang	尼姑婆
	Quanzhou	尼姑婆
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	尼姑

Related terms

姑父 (gūfu)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (姑姑)		姑	姑
simp. ^#(姑姑)		姑	姑

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): gu^1-4 gu¹ / gu¹ gu¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu^1-4 gu¹ / gu¹ gu¹
  - Yale: gùh gū / gū gū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu^1-4 gu¹ / gu¹ gu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu^1-4 gu¹ / gu¹ gu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵⁻²¹ kuː⁵⁵/, /kuː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

Noun

姑姑

(Cantonese, childish) Alternative form of 咕咕 (“penis (of a boy)”)