What is sister in Cantonese?

Answered Jun 28, 2019. In Hong Kong, people usually use "??" for older sister. If you have more than one sister, you can use "???" for the eldest sister, "???" for the second eldest sister, and so on. For younger sister, other than "??" or "??", people tend to use the younger sister's first name.

Moreover, what do you call your father's sister in Chinese?

?(bóbo) father's elder brother. ??(shūshu) father's younger brother. ??(gūzhàng) father's sister's husband. ??(jiùjiu) mother's brother.

One may also ask, what is Cantonese mom? maa1 - ma; mama; mom; mother.

Beside above, what is uncle in Cantonese?

? (baa3 fu6) ~ paternal side uncle (father's older brother) ?? (suk1 suk1) ~ paternal side uncle (father's younger brother) ?? (gu1 maa1) ~ paternal side aunt (father's older sister)

How do you say family in Cantonese?

Cantonese Vocabulary Family Terms

ga ihng	family	??
ga yahn	family member	??
chan -chik-	relative	??
/jou/ sin	ancestor	??
sin saang	Mr./husband	??

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What is Tita in Chinese?

The Chinese term for "aunt" or "auntie" is composed of two characters: ??. The pinyin for the first character ? is "ā." Thus, ? is pronounced in the 1st tone. The pinyin for the second character ? is "yí." That means ? is pronounced in the 2nd tone. In terms of tones, ?? can also be referred to as a1 yi2.

What does Ah Ma mean in Chinese?

(“Ah Ma” is typically used to refer to Mom (??) or Paternal Grandma (??). Whereas, many Chinese characters are pronounced as “Ma”, such as ? (Mom) ? (Horse) ? (Paternal Granny) ? (Linen) ? (Scold), which obviously have drastically different meanings.)

What do you call a Chinese in law?

Family words in Chinese languages

	Cantonese (???)	Mandarin (???/??)
son-in-law	??(néuihsai)	??(nǚxu)
daughter-in-law	??(sànpóuh)	??[??] (xífù)
	Cantonese (???)	Mandarin (???/??)

How do you say Jie Jie in Chinese?

The Chinese word jiejie - ?? - jiĕjie. (older sister in Chinese)

What do Chinese call their father?

Chinese Characters

?? ( bàba) means dad, or father, in Chinese. It is an informal term. The character is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese. Sometimes, ?? is colloquially shortened to just ?.

What do I call my sister's father in law?

Your sister is married and her husband's parents are her in-laws. Her husband's mother is her mother-in-law, while his father is her father-in-law. Consequently, you could also call them: my sister's parents-in-laws.

How do you address a family member in Chinese?

Immediate Family

??(yé ye): the dad of your dad (your paternal grandfather); ??(zǔ fù)is the formal way to say ??(yé ye). ??(nǎi nai): the mum of your dad (your maternal grandmother); ??(zǔ mǔ)is the formal way to say ??(nǎi nai).

What is my dad's sister to me?

If you have an aunt, she would be your dad's sister or your mom's sister, or the woman who's married to your uncle. Your uncle is a brother to your mom or dad.

What is Dad Cantonese?

?? gon1 de1 gan1 die1 = godfather; an adoptive father; a sugar daddy; [?] ?? ?? lou5 de1 lao3 die1 = father; dad. ?? de1 di6 = daddy ?

What is grandma in Cantonese?

For 'grandmother', there are two words to it in Chinese–Cantonese. If your grandmother is on your mother's side, it is 'po po' ??. If your grandmother is on your father's side, it is 'maa maa' ??.

How do you say daughter in law in Cantonese?

?? (san1 pou5 | ) : daughter-in-law; bride - CantoDict.

How do you say Grandma in Taiwan?

From Taiwanese Hokkien

The terms "?? agōng" and "?? amà" are more commonly heard than the standard Mandarin terms ?? yéye (paternal grandfather), ?? wàigōng (maternal grandfather), ?? nǎinai (paternal grandmother) and ?? wàipó (maternal grandmother).

How does China celebrate Christmas?

Most Chinese people do not celebrate Christmas at all.

Christmas is not a public holiday in Mainland China. The commercial Christmas has become a major annual event in the major cities in China. On the streets and in department stores, there are Christmas trees, lights, and decorations.

How do you say great aunt in Cantonese?

?? (ji4 po4 | ) : grand-aunt - CantoDict.

How do you say Grandpa in Chinese Cantonese?

How do you say 'grandpa' in Cantonese? You would call your paternal (your father's father) either ?? (yeh yeh) or ?? (ah yeh). Your maternal grandfather (mother's father) would be called ?? (gung gung), ?? (ah gung) or even ?? (ngoi gung).

How do you say mother in law in Cantonese?

[ngok6 mou5] "WIFE'S MOTHER, MOTHER-IN-LAW" in Cantonese (??) - Flashcard. Additional information about the word: wife's mother, mother-in-law.

How do you say granddaughter in Cantonese?

? (syun1 | sun1) : grandchild; descendent - CantoDict.