小姨
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
one's mother's sister; aunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小姨) | 小 | 姨 | |
| simp. #(小姨) | 小 | 姨 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoyí
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎoyí
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-i2
- Yale: syǎu-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyi
- Palladius: сяои (sjaoi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵/
- Homophones:
小姨
小遺 / 小遗
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: siu2 ji4
- Yale: síu yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː²¹/
- Homophones:
小兒 / 小儿
小姨
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Noun
小姨
- mother's youngest sister
- sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小姨 (“mother's youngest sister”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小姨 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老姨兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姨仔 |
| Hong Kong | 細姨 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 滿姨 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 滿姨 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 滿姨, 滿姨仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 滿姨 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 滿姨 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 滿姨 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 滿姨 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 小姨嫲 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 尾姨 |
| Jieyang | 細姨 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 小姨子 (“sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)”) [map]
See also
- 大姨 (dàyí)