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姨
媽
[-
妈
]
Jyutping
ji4 maa1
Pinyin
yí mā
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
(coll.) mother's sister
maternal aunt
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
阿媽嘅家姐(量詞:個)
aunt; mother's elder sister
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, Cantonese
maternal aunt (mother's elder sister)
noun, Mandarin, endearing, informal
maternal aunt (mother's sister, usually married)
noun, Min-Dong, Min-Nan
great-aunt (grandmother's sister)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
姨母
大姨
姨兒 – 姨儿
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他的大姨妈来了。
他的大姨媽來了。
tā de dà yí mā lái le 。
She's on the rag.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我姨妈听晚嚟食饭。
我姨媽聽晚嚟食飯。
ngo5 ji4 maa1 ting1 maan1 lai4 sik6 faan6.
My aunt is coming to dinner tomorrow.
Cantonese
姨妈好讲究㗎,要择吉时行大运。
姨媽好講究㗎,要擇吉時行大運。
ji4 maa1 hou2 gong2 gau3 gaa3, jiu3 zaak6 gat1 si4 haang4 daai6 wan6.
My aunt (my mother's elder sister) is particular about auspicious timing for the new year trip.
Cantonese
姨妈
姨媽
ji4 maa1
elder maternal aunt
Cantonese
佢系我表姨妈嘅女,我同佢好疏㗎咋。
佢係我表姨媽嘅女,我同佢好疏㗎咋。
keoi5 hai6 ngo5 biu2 ji4 maa1 ge3 neoi2, ngo5 tung4 keoi5 hou2 so1 gaa3 zaa3.
She and I are distantly related.
Cantonese
佢姨妈到,唔好激佢呀。
佢姨媽到,唔好激佢呀。
keoi5 ji4 maa1 dou3, m4 hou2 gik1 keoi5 aa3.
She is on her period. Don't provoke her.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
来大姨妈
來大姨媽
lái dà yí mā
to be on one's period