# 姑母
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gūmǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ㄇㄨˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gu$^1$ mou$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gūmǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄇㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gumǔ
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^1$-mu$^3$
*** Yale: gū-mǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gumuu
*** Palladius: гуму (gumu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gu$^1$ mou$^5$
*** Yale: gū móuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gu$^1$ mou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gu$^1$ mou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/

### Noun

姑母
* father's sister; paternal aunt

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 姑母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 姑姑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 姑, 姑姑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 姑姑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 姑姑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 姑姑, 姑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 娘娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 姑媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 娘娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 姑媽 §, 娘娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 姑媽 §, 娘 ≠ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 姑媽 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 姑佬, 佬佬, 佬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Macau | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 姑姐 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿姑 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿姑 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿姑 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿姑 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿姑 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿姑 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 姑媽, 姑姐 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿姑 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 阿姑 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 姑媽, 姑姐 ≠ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 姑媽 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姑 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 姑娘 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 大姑 †, 細姑 ‡ |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 姑姑, 姑姊 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿姑 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡ |
| Hakka | 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 ‡ |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依姑 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 姑姑 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 阿姑, 姑姑 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿姑 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡ |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡ |
| Southern Min | 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 ‡ |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 姑娘 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡ |
| Wu | Danyang | 親嫚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 乾娘 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 娘娘, 姑 ∅ |
| Xiang | Changsha | 姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡ |
| Xiang | Loudi | 大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡ |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡ |
| Xiang | 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 | † - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face |

#### Related terms

* 姑父 (gūfu)