Definition
姨 specifically refers to one's mother's sister (maternal aunt). Unlike 姑姑 (father's sister) and 阿姨 (a general polite term for any woman of one's parents' generation), 姨 is used only for blood-related maternal aunts. It can also be used as a respectful address for a woman of one's mother's generation.
noun
maternal aunt (mother's sister)auntie (term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation)
Easily confused
- 一yīsound-alikeone; a (used before measure words)
- 以yǐsound-alike(preposition) by means of; using
- 已yǐsound-alikealready
- 移yísound-aliketo move, to shift
- 亿yìsound-alike100 million
- 依yīsound-alike(verb) to rely on, to depend on
- 亦yìsound-alikealso; as well
- 乙yǐsound-alikesecond of the ten Heavenly Stems (天干); second in order; B
- 溢yìsound-alike(verb) to overflow, to spill over
- 议yìsound-aliketo discuss; to deliberate
Examples
- 姨。Měi gè xīngqī wǒ dōu qù yí jiā chīfàn.Every week I go to my aunt's house for a meal.
- 姨，。yí, zhè shì wǒ gěi nǐ mǎi de lǐwù.Auntie, this is a present I bought for you.
- 姨。Wǒ māma de mèimei shì wǒ de xiǎo yí.My mother's younger sister is my younger maternal aunt.
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