# 阿姑
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āgū
    (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄍㄨ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ gu$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): â-kû
    (Hailu, HRS): a$^˖$ gu$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): a$^1$ gu$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-ko͘ / á-ko͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ gou$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āgū
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄍㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: agu
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-ku$^1$
*** Yale: ā-gū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: agu
*** Palladius: агу (agu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ gu$^1$
*** Yale: a gū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ gu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ gu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ kuː⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-kû
*** Hakka Romanization System: a$^ˊ$ gu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: a$^1$ gu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ ku²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: a$^˖$ gu$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /a³³ ku⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: a$^1$ gu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-ko͘
*** Tâi-lô: a-koo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: a'kof
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ kɔ³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Philippines, Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-ko͘
*** Tâi-lô: á-koo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: afkof
*** IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ gou$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a kou
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ kou³³/

### Noun

阿姑
* (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) paternal aunt; father's sister
* (Cantonese, informal) Term of address to a middle-aged or elderly woman.
* (Cantonese, dated) little girl
* (Cantonese) sister-in-law (husband'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 |

#### Derived terms

* 紅牌阿姑 / 红牌阿姑 (hung$^4$ paai$^{4-2}$ aa$^3$ gu$^1$) (Cantonese)