Definition
小姑 is a kinship term that refers to two different relatives depending on context: most commonly it means your husband's younger sister (小姑子), but it can also mean your father's younger sister (小姑母, i.e., your aunt). The term is narrower than the English 'sister-in-law' or 'aunt' because Chinese kinship distinguishes by side of the family and relative age. In everyday conversation, 小姑 almost always means the husband's younger sister unless the context clearly points to the paternal aunt.
n.
husband's younger sister (sister-in-law)father's younger sister (paternal aunt)
Examples
- 小姑，。Wǒ xiǎo gū duì wǒ tèbié hǎo, jīngcháng gěi wǒ mǎi lǐwù.My husband's younger sister is especially nice to me and often buys me gifts.
- 小姑，。Tā jiéhūn hòu gēn xiǎo gū zhù zài yìqǐ, guānxì hěn róngqià.After she got married, she lived with her husband's younger sister and they got along very well.
- 小姑（）。Wǒ xiǎo gū (fùqīn de mèimei) měinián Chūnjié dōu lái wǒ jiā bài nián.My paternal aunt (father's younger sister) comes to our house every Spring Festival to pay New Year's visit.
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