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Hi friends, last weekend we learned the words for the different relatives that in English are called “Uncle”. I would now like to how to express the different meanings of the word “Aunt” in the Chinese official language, Mandarin.
NEW SENTENCES ABOUT ONE'S RELATIVES:
No. 108: -- 在英语中，"aunt" 的意思是姑、姑姑、姑母/姑妈；姨、姨母/姨妈；伯母/伯娘； 婶、婶子、婶母/婶婶。 -- "Aunt" means sister of one's father or mother and wife of one's uncle in English.
No. 109: -- 在汉语中，父亲的姐妹被称为姑、姑姑、姑母或姑妈。 -- The sister of one's father is called "gu","gugu","gumu" or "guma" in Chinese.
No. 110: -- 母亲的姐妹被称为姨、阿姨、姨母或姨妈。 -- The sister of one's mother is called "yi","ayi","yimu" or "yima".
No.111: -- 父亲的弟弟的妻子被称为婶、婶子、婶母或婶婶。 -- The wife of father's younger brother is called "shen", "shenzi", "shenmu" or "shenshen".
No.112: -- 父亲的哥哥的妻子被称为伯母或伯娘。 -- The wife of father's elder brother is called "bomu"or "boniang".
No.113: -- 母亲的兄弟的妻子被称为舅母或舅妈。 -- the wife of mother’s brother is called "jiumu" or "jiuma".
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Chinese Language Customs 03:
In English, the word “aunt” can refer to many different relatives -- the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle. In Chinese, these relatives can not all be referred to with the same word, each one has its own words:
1. the sister of one's mother: yi, ayi, yimu and yima
2. the sister of one's father: gu, gugu, gumu and guma
3. the wife of one's uncle (father's elder brother): bomu, boniang
4. the wife of one's uncle (father's younger brother):shen, shenzi shenmu and shenshen
That's all for today's daily Chinese, hope it is a little help to you in your Chinese learning. :-)
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--Shirley Written and Recorded On Sat, March 25, 2006
