How To Say Mom In Chinese

Family unit words in Cantonese (廣東話 / 粵語)

Words for family unit members and other relatives in Cantonese, a diversity of Chinese spoken in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau and many parts of Southeast Asia.

Fundamental to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = breezy, m = male person, f = female, + = elder, - = younger, pt-= paternal, mt-= maternal

	Cantonese (廣東話)
family	家庭 (gàtìhng)
relative	親戚 (chānchìk)
parents	父母 (fuhmóuh)
father	父親 (fuhchàn) frm 爸爸 (bàhbā) inf 阿爸 (a bàh) inf
mother	母親 (móuhchàn) frm 媽媽 (màhmà) inf 阿母 (a mā) inf
children	細蚊仔 (saimānjáí) 小童 (síutùhng)
son	仔 (jái)
daughter	女 (néui)
spouse	愛人 (ngoiyàhn) 老伴 (lóuhbun) 配偶 (puingáuh)
husband	先生 (sìnsàang) frm 丈夫 (jeuhngfu) frm 老公 (lóuhgùng) inf
married woman	太太 (taaitáai) frm 妻子 (chàjí) 老婆 (lóuhpòh) inf
siblings	兄弟姐妹 (hìngdaih jímuih)
brother	哥哥 (gòhgō) / 大佬 (daailóu) + 弟弟 (dàihdái) / 細佬 (sailóu) -
sister	家姐 (gajē) / 姐姐 (jèhjè) + 妹妹 (mùihmúi) / 細妹 (saimúi) -
uncle	阿伯 (a baak) / 伯父 (baakfuh) father'south elder brother 阿叔 (a sūk) / 叔父 (sūkfuh) begetter's younger brother 姑丈 (gùjéung) male parent's sis's husband 舅父 (káuhfú / káauhfú) mother's brother 姨丈 (yìhjéung) mother's sister'due south husband 叔叔 (sūksùk) general term
aunt	姑媽 (gūmà) father's elder sister 姑姐 (gūjè) begetter'south younger sis 伯娘 (baakleùhng) begetter's elderberry brother's wife 阿嬸 (asám) male parent'southward younger brother's wife 姨媽 (yìhmā) mother'due south elder sister 阿姨 (ayì) female parent's younger sister 舅姆 (káuhmóuh) / 妗姆 (káhmmóuh) female parent'southward brother'south wife 阿姨 (ayì) / 姨姨 (yīyī) general term
cousin (paternal)	堂阿哥 (tòhngagō) +thousand 堂細佬 (tòhng sailóu) -m 堂家姐 (tòhnggājè) +f 堂細妹 (tòhngsaimúi) -f
cousin (maternal)	表阿 (bíugò) +m 表弟 (bíudài) -one thousand 表姐 (bíujé) +f 表妹 (bíumúi) -f
nephew	侄 (ját) brother's son 外甥 (ngoihsàng) sis'southward son
niece	侄女 (jahtnéui) blood brother'southward daughter 外甥女 (ngoihsàngnéui) sister'south daughter
grandfather	爺爺 (yèhyé) pt 阿爺 (a yèh) pt 公公 (gùnggùng) mt 外公 (ngoihgùng) mt 阿公 (a gung) mt
grandmother	嫲嫲 (màhmàh) pt 阿嫲 (a màh) pt 婆婆 (pòhpó) mt 外婆 (ngoihpòh) mt 阿婆 (a poh) mt
grandson	孫 (syùn) son's son 外孫 (ngoihsyùn) daughter's son
granddaughter	孫女 (syùnnéui) son's daughter 外孫女 (ngoihsyùnnéui) daughter'southward girl
father-in-law	老爺 (lóuhyèh) husband's father 外父 (ngoihfú) / 岳父 (ngohkfú) married woman's father
mother-in-law	奶奶 (nàaihnáai) / 家婆 (gāpó) husband'due south female parent 外母 (ngoihmóu) / 岳母 (ngohkmóu) wife's mother
brother-in-constabulary	姐夫 (jéfù) elder sister's husband 妹夫 (muihfù) younger sis's husband 大舅 (daaihkáuh) married woman'due south elder brother 舅仔 (káuhjái) married woman's younger brother 大伯 (daaihbaak) husband's elderberry blood brother 叔仔 (sūkhjái) husband's younger brother
sister-in-constabulary	阿嫂 (a sóu) elder blood brother's wife 弟婦 (daihfúh) younger brother's wife 姑奶 (gùnāai) husband's elder sister 姑仔 (gùjái) husband's younger sis 大姨 (daaihyìh) wife's elder sister 姨仔 (yìjái) wife's younger sister
son-in-law	女婿 (néuihsai)
daughter-in-law	新抱 (sànpóuh)

Hear Cantonese family unit words:

Links

Information almost Chinese kinship terms
http://www.kwanfamily.info/civilization/familytitles_table.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_kinship
http://world wide web.oakton.edu/user/4/billtong/chinaclass/chinesekin.htm

Data nearly Cantonese | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Fourth dimension expressions | Belfry of Babel | Learning materials

Family unit words in Chinese / Sinitic languages

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