安娣

Chinese

		content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	wife of a younger brother
trad. (安娣)		安	娣
simp. #(安娣)		安	娣

Etymology

Partial phono-semantic matching of English auntie.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āndī

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄉㄧ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): an-ti

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āndī
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄉㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: andi
    • Wade–Giles: an¹-ti¹
    • Yale: ān-dī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: andi
    • Palladius: аньди (anʹdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-ti
    • Tâi-lô: an-ti
    • Phofsit Daibuun: andy
    • IPA (Singapore): /an⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/

Noun

安娣

1. (Singapore, Malaysia) auntie (term of address for an older woman)

Synonyms

• 阿姨 (āyí)

Coordinate terms

• 安哥 (āngē, “uncle”)