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姑媽

姑媽

See also: 姑妈

Chinese

		paternal aunt	ma; mamma
trad. (姑媽)		姑	媽
simp. (姑妈)		姑	妈

Noun

姑媽

(Mandarin, colloquial) father's sister; paternal aunt
(Cantonese) father's elder sister

Synonyms

姑母 (gūmǔ), 姑姑 (gūgu)

Coordinate terms

姑父 (gūfù), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)
(Cantonese) 姑姐 (gu1 ze1, “father's younger sister”)