# 姑媽
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): gūmā
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gu$^1$ ma$^1$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gu$^1$ maa$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-má
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ku-ma
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gu$^1$ ma$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gūmā
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guma
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^1$-ma$^1$
*** Yale: gū-mā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gumha
*** Palladius: гума (guma)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: gu$^1$ ma$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: guma
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵⁵ ma⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gu$^1$ maa$^1$
*** Yale: gū mā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gu$^1$ maa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gu$^1$ ma$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-má
*** Tâi-lô: koo-má
*** Phofsit Daibuun: komar
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Philippines): /kɔ³³ ma⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ku-ma
*** MiniDict: ku$^平$ ma
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$ku-ma
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku⁵⁵ ma²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: gu$^1$ ma$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ku³³ ma̠³³/

### Noun

姑媽
* (Mandarin, colloquial) father's sister (indicating married status)
* (Cantonese) father's elder sister
* (Philippine Hokkien) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)

#### 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) | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 姑婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 姑奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 姑奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 姑奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 姑奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 姑奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 姑奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 姑奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 老姑姑, 老姑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 老姑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 姑奶奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 姑奶奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 姑婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 姑婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 老姑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 姑嬤嬤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 姑奶, 老姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 姑奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 老姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 老姑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 姑奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 姑奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 姑奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 姑奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 姑奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 姑奶奶, 姑奶, 姑婆, 姑拿 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 姑娃婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 姑奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 姑奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 姑奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 姑奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 姑奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 姑奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 姑奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 姑奶, 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 姑婆, 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 姑太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 姑太, 姑奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 姑婆, 太娘娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 老瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 姑奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 姑奶, 姑老太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 姑奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 姑奶, 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 姑婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 姑奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 姑婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 姑奶奶, 姑太太 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 姑奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 姑奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 姑奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 姑奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 姑奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 姑奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 姑奶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 姑婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 姑婆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姑婆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姑婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姑婆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 姑婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姑婆 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 姑奶奶, 姑婆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jin | Datong | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老姑姑 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 老姑兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 老姑姑, 老姑 |
| Jin | Jining | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 老姑姑, 老姑 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 姑奶奶, 姑奶 |
| Jin | Handan | 老姑 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 姑奶奶 |
| Jin | Suide | 老姑 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 姑嫲婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 姑媽, 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 老姑 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老姑 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 姑嬭, 姑婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 姑婆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 姑太 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 姑婆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 姑嫚嫚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 姑婆奶奶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 姑婆 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 姑婆娘, 姑婆 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 姑婆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 姑娭毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 大𱙦 >, 嫚𱙦 < |
| Note | > - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather | > - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather |

#### Coordinate terms

* 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)
* (Cantonese) 姑姐 (gu1 ze1, “father's younger sister”)