阿姨

Mandarin

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ a˥˥ji˧˥ ]

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Noun

阿姨 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin āyí)

1. mother's sister, maternal aunt
2. child's form of address for any woman of his mother's generation; auntie
3. a nurse, a caretaker (in a family, nursery or kindergarten)

Synonyms

• 姨妈 / 姨媽

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• "阿姨" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-06-04.