姨媽

See also: 姨妈

Chinese

		one's mother's sister; aunt	mother; mama
trad. (姨媽)		姨	媽
simp. (姨妈)		姨	妈

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yímā

(Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄇㄚ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yi² ma¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ maa¹
Eastern Min (BUC): ì-mā
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): î-má
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yi-ma
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): i² ma¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yímā
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄇㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yíma
  - Wade–Giles: i²-ma¹
  - Yale: yí-mā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yimha
  - Palladius: има (ima)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ mä⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yi² ma¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ima
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹ ma⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁴ maa¹
  - Yale: yìh mā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ maa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ ma¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ maː⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ì-mā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵³⁻³³ ma³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-má
  - Tâi-lô: î-má
  - Phofsit Daibuun: imar
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i¹³⁻²² mã⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i²⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i²⁴⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Longyan): /i¹¹ mã²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²³⁻³³ mã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i²⁴⁻¹¹ mã⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yi-ma
  - MiniDict: yi^去 ma
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhi-ma
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦi²² ma⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: i² ma¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i¹³ ma̠³³/

Noun

姨媽

(Mandarin, informal, endearing) maternal aunt (mother's sister, usually married)
(Cantonese) maternal aunt (mother's elder sister)
(Eastern Min, Southern Min) great-aunt (grandmother's sister)
(informal) Alternative name for 大姨媽／大姨妈 (dàyímā, “menstrual period”).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 姨母 (“maternal aunt (mother's sister)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		從母
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姨母
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姨媽 §, 姨兒
	Taiwan	阿姨, 姨媽
	Ulanhot	姨
	Tongliao	姨娘
	Chifeng	姨
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	姨
	Harbin	姨
	Shenyang	姨娘 §, 姨
	Singapore	阿姨 <, 姨媽 >
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	姨
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	姨
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	姨
	Wanrong	姨
	Zhengzhou	姨
	Xi'an	姨媽 >, 姨 <
	Xining	姨娘
	Xuzhou	姨
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	姨媽
	Bayanhot	姨媽, 姨
	Lanzhou	姨娘
	Ürümqi	姨媽 >, 姨姨 <, 姨娘 Hui
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姨媽, 娘娘
	Wuhan	姨, 姨娘, 姨媽 §, 小姨 <
	Guiyang	姨媽
	Kunming	姨媽
	Guilin	姨媽
	Liuzhou	姨, 姨媽 >, 姨娘 <
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	姨媽 >, 姨娘 <
	Yangzhou	姨娘
	Nantong	姨媽 >, 姨娘 <, 姨姨 <
	Hefei	姨媽 §, 姨娘
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 姨 <, 姨仔 <
	Hong Kong	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 姨 <, 姨姨 <
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	大姨, 阿姨
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	大姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Macau	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	姨母 >, 姨姐仔 <
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	大姨母 >, 阿姨 <
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	姨母 >, 姨媽 >, 姨姐 <, 阿姨 <
	Foshan	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 阿姨 <
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	姨母 >, 姨 <
	Foshan (Shunde)	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
	Foshan (Sanshui)	阿姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	姨媽 >, 姨仔 <
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	姨母 >, 阿姨 <
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	阿姨
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿姨, 姨媽 >
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	姨母 >, 阿姨 <
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姨
	Taishan	大姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姨
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿姨
	Heshan (Yayao)	阿姨
	Dongguan	阿姨, 大姨 >, 姨仔 <
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	姨
	Shaoguan	姨媽, 阿姨
	Yunfu	阿姨
	Yangjiang	大姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Xinyi	𡜵奶
	Lianjiang	𡜵奶 >, 姨 <
	Nanning	姨母, 阿母, 阿姨, 阿娘
	Wuzhou	阿姨
	Yulin	姨婆娘, 大姨, 細姨
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	姨婆
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	姨媽, 阿姨
	Singapore (Guangfu)	阿姨 <, 姨媽 >
Gan	Nanchang	姨, 姨娘
	Lichuan	姨, 大姨 >, 小姨 <
	Pingxiang	姨娘
Hakka	Meixian	阿姨
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	阿姨
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	大姨 >, 姨仔 <
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	大姨 >, 姨仔 <
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	大姨, 晚姨 <
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	阿姨
	Yudu	姨, 姨奶
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿姨
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿姨
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿姨
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿姨
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿姨
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿姨
	Hong Kong	大姨 >, 阿大姨 >, 姨仔 <, 阿姨仔 <
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	阿姨
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿姨
	Singkawang	阿姨
Huizhou	Jixi	姨
	Shexian	姨
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	姨
Jin	Taiyuan	姨
	Xinzhou	姨姨 non-face-to-face, 姨姨啊 face-to-face
	Taibus (Baochang)	姨
	Linhe	姨姨
	Jining	姨
	Hohhot	姨姨
	Baotou	姨
	Dongsheng	姨
	Haibowan	姨媽
Northern Min	Jian'ou	嫲仔, 姨嫲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	依姨, 姨
	Fuzhou (Changle)	依姨
	Fuqing	大姨 >, 姨囝 <
	Yongtai	依姨
	Gutian	大姨 >, 細姨 <
	Fu'an	姨
	Ningde	姨
	Shouning	姨奶
	Zhouning	姨奶 >, 阿姨 <
	Fuding	姨奶
	Matsu	依姨
	Singapore (Fuqing)	姨姨
Southern Min	Xiamen	姨母 >, 阿姨 <, 母姨
	Quanzhou	阿姨, 姨
	Zhangzhou	姨母 >, 阿姨 <, 母姨
	Kaohsiung	阿姨
	Yilan	阿姨
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姨
	Taichung	阿姨
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿姨
	Tainan	阿姨
	Taitung	阿姨
	Hsinchu	阿姨
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姨
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姨, 姨
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿姨
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姨
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	姨仔 >, 細姨 <
	Chaozhou	阿姨
	Shantou	阿姨, 母姨
	Shantou (Chenghai)	阿姨
	Jieyang	阿姨
	Haifeng	姨
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姨
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姨
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姨
	Leizhou	尼姨, 姨, 姨囝, 阿姨, 阿尼姨
	Haikou	姨母, 阿姨
Puxian Min	Putian	阿姨
Puxian Min	Xianyou	阿姨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	姨母 >, 姨姐 <
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	娘, 阿娘
Wu	Shanghai	姨媽, 阿姨
	Shanghai (Chongming)	娘姨
	Suzhou	娘姨娒娒 >, 阿姨 <
	Danyang	姨娘
	Hangzhou	姨娘
	Ningbo	姨嬤 >, 姨娘 >, 阿姨 <
	Wenzhou	阿娘
	Jinhua	姨娘
Xiang	Changsha	姨媽 §, 姨子 not §
	Loudi	大姨娘 >, 姨唧 <
	Shuangfeng	大大娘 >, 姨基 <
	Hengyang	姨娘 >, 大娘 >, 姨唧 <
	Quanzhou	姨, 娘娘
Note	§ - married; > - mother's elder sister; < - mother's younger sister

(great-aunt): 姨婆 (yípó), 姨姥姥 (yílǎolao); (Northern Min) 姨嫲婆; (Xiang) 姨娭毑, 姨外婆

Derived terms

大姨媽 / 大姨妈 (dàyímā)

Related terms

(her husband) 姨父 (yífu), 姨丈 (yízhàng), 姨夫 (yífu), 姨爹 (yídiē)

References

郭启熹 [Guo, Qixi], editor (2016), “姨妈”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN [Dictionary of Longyan dialect] (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 [Lujiang Publishing House], →ISBN, page 58.