Words for mother, father, etc...

POSTED BY: deepgirl187
UPDATED: Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:46
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DEEPGIRL187

Saturday, April 15, 2006 1:32 PM

Does anyone know the Chinese translations for words like mother and father, or aunt and uncle? I've seen brother and sister, but can't seem to find the others.

At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.

ELIANG

Saturday, April 15, 2006 2:22 PM

mother:
媽媽 (ma ma) or 母親 (moo ching)

father:
爸爸 (ba ba) or 父親 (foo ching)

aunt:
your mother's sister: 阿姨 (ah ee)
your mother's brother's wife: 姨丈 (ee zoung)
your father's sister: 姑姑 (goo goo)
your father's brother's wife: 嬸嬸 (shang shang)

uncle:
your father's younger brother: 叔叔 (soo soo)
your father's older brother: 伯父 (bo foo)
your father's sister's husband: 姑丈 (goo zoung)
your mother's brother: 舅舅 (jo jo)
your mother's sister's husband: 姨丈 (ee zoung)

kind of complicated, but still have patterns.

DEEPGIRL187

Sunday, April 16, 2006 12:46 PM

Thanks a bunch. I've copied translations from other sites, but those were always missing.

At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.