# 姑姑
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gūgu, gūgū, gǔgú
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ˙ㄍㄨ, ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨ, ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gu$^1$ gu$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-ko͘
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gūgu
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ˙ㄍㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gugů
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^1$-ku$^5$
*** Yale: gū-gu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.gu
*** Palladius: гугу (gugu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵⁵ g̊u²/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gūgū
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gugu
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^1$-ku$^1$
*** Yale: gū-gū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gugu
*** Palladius: гугу (gugu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gǔgú
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gǔgú
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^3$-ku$^2$
*** Yale: gǔ-gú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guugwu
*** Palladius: гугу (gugu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gu$^1$ gu$^1$
*** Yale: gū gū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gu$^1$ gu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gu$^1$ gu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-ko͘
*** Tâi-lô: koo-koo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ko'kof
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ kɔ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

#### Noun

姑姑
* father's sister; paternal aunt
* (dialectal Mandarin) Buddhist nun

##### 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 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 尼姑, 比丘尼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 尼姑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 尼姑兒, 姑子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 尼姑, 師父 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 姑子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 姑子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 姑子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 姑子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 姑姑子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 尼姑, 姑姑兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 尼姑, 姑姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 姑子, 姑姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 姑姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 姑姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 尼姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 尼姑, 姑姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 尼姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尼姑, 姑姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 尼姑, 姑姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 姑姑子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 尼姑, 女姑姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 姑子, 尼姑, 二僧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 尼姑, 姑姑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 尼姑, 姑姑, 姑姑子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 尼姑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 尼姑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 尼姑, 姑姑子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 尼姑, 師公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 尼姑, 師姑, 師父 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 女和尚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 尼姑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 尼姑, 姑姑子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 師姑, 尼姑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 師姑, 尼姑, 二僧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 尼姑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 尼姑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 尼姑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 尼姑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 尼姑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 師姑, 尼姑, 阿傅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 仙姑仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 師姑, 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 尼姑, 師姑, 齋姑 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 尼姑, 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 仙姑 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 尼姑, 師姑 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 尼姑 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 尼姑 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尼姑 |
| Gan | Pengze | 尼姑 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 尼姑, 女和尚 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 尼姑, 齋婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 尼姑, 齋嫲 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 尼姑, 師姑, 師父 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 尼姑婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 尼姑嫲 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 師姑 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 尼姑嫲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 師姑 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 尼姑, 齋婆 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 猜嫲 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尼姑, 齋姑 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尼姑, 齋姑 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 尼姑 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 尼姑 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尼姑 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 尼姑 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 姑子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 姑子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jin | Datong | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 姑子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 姑子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 姑子 |
| Jin | Jining | 尼姑 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 姑子 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 姑子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 姑子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 姑子 |
| Jin | Handan | 尼姑, 姑子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 姑哦 |
| Jin | Suide | 姑子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 尼姑, 尼姑囝 derogatory, 菜婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 尼姑, 師姑 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 尼姑, 菜姑 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 尼姑, 菜姑仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 尼姑, 菜姑 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 尼姑, 菜姑 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 尼姑, 菜姑 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 尼姑, 菜姑 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 尼姑, 菜姑 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 尼姑, 菜姑 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 尼姑, 菜姑 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 尼姑 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 尼姑, 師姑 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 齋姨, 師傅 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 尼姑 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 師姑 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 師姑 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 尼姑 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 師姑 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 師姑 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 尼姑 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 尼姑 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 尼姑 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 尼姑 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 尼姑 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 尼姑 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 師姑, 尼姑 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 師姑, 師太 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 尼姑 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 尼姑 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 師姑, 師太 |
| Wu | Danyang | 尼姑, 師姑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 尼姑, 師姑 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 尼姑 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 師姑娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 尼姑 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 尼姑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 齋婆 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 尼姑婆 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 尼姑 |

##### Related terms

* 姑父 (gūfu)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): gu$^{1-4}$ gu$^1$ / gu$^1$ gu$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gu$^{1-4}$ gu$^1$ / gu$^1$ gu$^1$
*** Yale: gùh gū / gū gū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gu$^{1-4}$ gu$^1$ / gu$^1$ gu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gu$^{1-4}$ gu$^1$ / gu$^1$ gu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuː⁵⁵⁻²¹ kuː⁵⁵/, /kuː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

#### Noun

姑姑
* (Cantonese, childish) Alternative form of 咕咕 (“penis (of a boy)”)