姑媽

See also: 姑妈

Chinese

		paternal aunt	mother; mama
trad. (姑媽)		姑	媽
simp. (姑妈)		姑	妈

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gūmā

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄇㄚ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gu¹ ma¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ maa¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gou¹ ma³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-má
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ku-ma
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gu¹ ma¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gūmā
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄇㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guma
  - Wade–Giles: ku¹-ma¹
  - Yale: gū-mā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gumha
  - Palladius: гума (guma)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: gu¹ ma¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guma
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ ma⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ maa¹
  - Yale: gū mā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ maa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ ma¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gou¹ ma³ [Phonetic: gou⁵ ma³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: go-mâ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gou¹ ma³ [Phonetic: gou⁵ ma³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-má
  - Tâi-lô: koo-má
  - Phofsit Daibuun: komar
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Philippines): /kɔ³³ ma⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ku-ma
  - MiniDict: ku^平 ma
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ku-ma
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku⁵⁵ ma²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: gu¹ ma¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku³³ ma̠³³/

Noun

姑媽

(Mandarin, colloquial) father's sister (indicating married status)
(Cantonese) father's elder sister
(Philippine Hokkien) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)

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 †, 姑姐 ‡
Gan	Nanchang	姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘
	Lichuan	姑, 大姑 †
	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 honorific
	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 姑奶奶 (“paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姑奶奶
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姑奶奶
	Taiwan	姑婆
	Chengde	姑奶奶
	Chifeng	姑奶奶
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	姑奶奶
	Heihe	姑奶
	Qiqihar	姑奶奶
	Harbin	姑奶奶
	Jiamusi	姑奶
	Baicheng	姑奶
	Changchun	姑奶
	Tonghua	姑奶
	Shenyang	姑奶
	Jinzhou	姑奶
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	姑奶奶
	Tangshan	姑奶
	Cangzhou	姑奶奶
	Baoding	姑奶奶
	Shijiazhuang	老姑姑, 老姑
	Lijin	老姑
	Jinan	姑奶奶
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	姑奶奶
	Dandong	姑奶奶, 姑奶
	Yantai	姑婆
	Yantai (Muping)	姑婆
	Qingdao	老姑
	Zhucheng	姑嬤嬤
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	姑奶, 老姑
	Jining	姑奶奶
	Wanrong	老姑
	Linfen	老姑
	Shangqiu	姑奶奶
	Yuanyang	姑奶
	Zhengzhou	姑奶
	Xinyang	姑奶
	Baihe	姑奶
	Xi'an	姑奶奶, 姑奶, 姑婆, 姑拿 Hui
	Baoji	婆
	Tianshui	姑娃婆
	Xining	姑奶奶
	Xuzhou	姑奶奶
	Fuyang	姑奶奶
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	姑奶奶
	Lanzhou	姑奶奶, 姑奶
	Dunhuang	姑奶奶
	Hami	姑奶奶
	Ürümqi	姑奶奶, 姑奶
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姑奶奶
	Nanchong	姑婆
	Dazhou	姑婆
	Hanyuan	姑奶, 姑婆
	Xichang	婆婆
	Zigong	姑婆
	Chongqing	姑婆, 婆婆
	Wuhan	姑太
	Yichang	姑婆
	Xiangyang	姑奶奶, 姑奶
	Tianmen	姑婆
	Guiyang	姑太, 姑奶奶
	Zunyi	姑婆, 太娘娘
	Bijie	老瓜
	Liping	姑婆
	Zhaotong	姑奶奶
	Dali	姑奶
	Kunming	姑奶, 姑老太
	Mengzi	姑奶
	Guilin	姑奶
	Liuzhou	姑奶, 姑婆
	Jishou	姑婆
	Changde	姑奶奶
	Hanzhong	姑婆
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	姑奶奶, 姑奶
	Yangzhou	姑奶奶, 姑太太
	Lianyungang	姑奶
	Lianshui	姑奶
	Nantong	姑奶奶
	Anqing	姑奶奶
	Wuhu	姑奶奶
	Hefei	姑奶
	Hong'an	姑奶
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姑婆
	Hong Kong	姑婆
	Dongguan	姑婆
Gan	Nanchang	姑婆
	Lichuan	姑婆
	Pingxiang	姑婆
Hakka	Meixian	姑婆
	Yudu	姑婆
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	姑婆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	姑婆
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	姑婆
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	姑婆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	姑婆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	姑婆
Huizhou	Jixi	姑婆
Huizhou	Shexian	姑奶奶, 姑婆
Jin	Taiyuan	姑奶奶, 姑奶
	Yangyuan	姑奶奶, 姑奶
	Datong	姑奶奶
	Xinzhou	老姑姑
	Lüliang (Lishi)	老姑兒
	Changzhi	姑奶奶
	Linhe	老姑姑, 老姑
	Jining	姑奶奶
	Hohhot	姑奶奶
	Erenhot	姥姥
	Pingshan	老姑姑, 老姑
	Zhangjiakou	姑奶奶, 姑奶
	Handan	老姑
	Linzhou	姑奶奶
	Suide	老姑
Northern Min	Jian'ou	姑嫲婆
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	姑婆
Southern Min	Xiamen	姑婆
	Quanzhou	姑婆
	Zhangzhou	姑婆
	Taipei	姑婆
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	姑婆
	Kaohsiung	姑婆
	Yilan	姑婆
	Changhua (Lukang)	姑婆
	Taichung	姑婆
	Tainan	姑婆
	Hsinchu	姑婆
	Kinmen	姑婆
	Penghu (Magong)	姑婆
	Manila (Hokkien)	姑媽, 姑婆
	Shantou	老姑
	Jieyang	老姑
	Leizhou	姑嬭, 姑婆
	Haikou	姑婆
Puxian Min	Putian	姑媽
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	姑媽
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	姑媽
	Xianyou	姑媽
	Xianyou (Fengting)	姑媽
	Xianyou (Youyang)	姑媽
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	姑太
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	姑婆
	Danyang	姑嫚嫚
	Hangzhou	姑婆奶奶
	Ningbo	姑婆
	Wenzhou	姑婆娘, 姑婆
	Jinhua	姑婆
Xiang	Changsha	姑娭毑
Xiang	Loudi	大𱙦 >, 嫚𱙦 <
Note	> - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather

Coordinate terms

姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)
(Cantonese) 姑姐 (gu1 ze1, “father's younger sister”)

References

李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “934 姑奶奶（父之姑母）”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 383.