童養媳婚

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄣ

тунъянсихунь

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/


小婚

→ English: minor marriage (calque)

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

(Fujian, Taiwan) minor marriage; tongyangxi marriage


明媒正娶

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩˇ

минмэйчжэнцюй

/miŋ³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ muːi̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

/miŋ³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ muːi̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/


外太媽

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ma⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ma⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) maternal great-grandmother (the grandmother of one's mother)


外太公

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ³³/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) maternal great-grandfather (the grandfather of one's mother)


舊家

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

an established family; a family distinguished for past service


四姊

→ Tagalog: sitse

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) fourth elder sister (referring to the fourth daughter)


四兄

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiã³³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiã³³/

(Hokkien) fourth elder brother (referring to the fourth son)


阿郎

/a³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) brother-in-law (elder sister's husband)


孫子女婿

/suŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ² ny⁵³ ɕy⁴⁵/

/suŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ² ny⁵³ ɕy⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) grandson-in-law (granddaughter's husband)


長嫂

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (長嫂):
* → Korean: 장수(長嫂) (jangsu)

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


父兒母囝

pĕ jî bó kiáⁿ

/pe³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/pe³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “睡”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 613:

The whole family sleep^([sic – meaning sleeps]) in one bed.

bê⁶ ri⁵ bho² gian² ug⁸ zo³ zêg⁸ ming⁵ ceng⁵.

父兒母子睡做一眠床。

父儿母子睡做一眠床。

(Teochew) husband, wife, and their children; the whole family


扶弟魔

/fu³⁵ ti⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fu³⁵ ti⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

Intentional homophone of 伏地魔 (fúdìmó, “Voldemort”).

(Mainland China, derogatory, slang, usually of a woman) A person who devotes themselves to their original family, not necessarily only to their younger brother(s), in a way that annoys their spouse's family


外祖公

/waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

maternal grandfather
maternal grandfather#English

great-grandfather (maternal grandfather's father)


賤內

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siːn²² nɔːi̯²²/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siːn²² nɔːi̯²²/


家務活

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ u⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ u⁵¹ xu̯ɔɻ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ u⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ u⁵¹ xu̯ɔɻ³⁵/


遠門

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/


婚內

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

(attributive) intramarital; marital; within a marriage


以身相許

ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄩˇ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɵy̯³⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɵy̯³⁵/


紅事

/xʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ siː²²/

/xʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ siː²²/


引公

→ Tagalog: ingkong

→ Indonesian: engkong

/in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ³³/

/in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ³³/

(Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) grandfather

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


郎家

(Western Guangdong Cantonese and Hakka, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) son-in-law


聯婚

/li̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

張李聯婚

张李联婚

(of people from two families) to join in marriage


虛假婚姻

ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄧㄣ

сюйцзя хуньинь

/ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

/ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/


收養所

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


媽老漢兒

ㄇㄚ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄦˊ

/mä⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/

(Chengdu Sichuanese and Chongqing Sichuanese Mandarin) parents


吾妣

/u³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

paternal grandmother
paternal grandmother

(Lianshan Cantonese) paternal grandmother


外婆爾奶

/ŋa²² bu⁵⁵ ŋ̍³³ na²¹/

/ŋa²² bu⁴⁴ ŋ̍²² na⁴⁴/

/ŋa²² bu⁵⁵ ŋ̍³³ na²¹/

/ŋa²² bu⁴⁴ ŋ̍²² na⁴⁴/

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


內外姻黨

ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄣ ㄉㄤˇ

нэйвайиньдан

/neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ in⁵⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ in⁵⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

relatives who have a blood relationship with or through their parents


大郎

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lɔŋ¹¹/

/tua³⁵⁻³³ niɔ²²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lɔŋ¹¹/

/tua³⁵⁻³³ niɔ²²/

(Meixian Hakka) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)


外家公

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² ke³³ kɔŋ³³/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² ke³³ kɔŋ³³/

maternal grandfather
maternal grandfather


外家媽

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² ke³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² ke³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

(Jinjiang Hokkien) maternal grandmother (the mother of one's mother)


親情五十

/t͡sʰin³³ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² ɡɔ³³⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰin³³ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² ɡɔ³³⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴/

(Jinjiang Hokkien) relative; family member


新人官

/sin³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kuã³³/

/sin³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kuã³³/

(Southern Min, including Quanzhou Hokkien, Jinjiang Hokkien, Haifeng) bridegroom


新官

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Jinjiang Hokkien, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) bridegroom


外家祖婆

/bua³⁵⁻³³ kɛ³⁵ t͡sɛu³¹⁻⁵⁵ pʰɔ²²/

/bua³⁵⁻³³ kɛ³⁵ t͡sɛu³¹⁻⁵⁵ pʰɔ²²/


外家祖公

/bua³⁵⁻³³ kɛ³⁵ t͡sɛu³¹⁻⁵⁵ kɔŋ³⁵/

/bua³⁵⁻³³ kɛ³⁵ t͡sɛu³¹⁻⁵⁵ kɔŋ³⁵/


討親

(Pingxiang Gan, Taiwanese Hakka, Huizhou, Eastern Min, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang) to take a wife


結公婆

(Hakka, intransitive) to become husband and wife


安哥仔

/an⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² a³¹/

/an⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² a³¹/

(Tong'an Hokkien) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)


倚門倚閭

leaning against the door of one's house and the gate of one's village

ㄧˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄌㄩˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/

(of parents or elders) to eagerly await the return of one's children


硩箱

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siũ⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siũ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to place money and things of value in one's daughter's dowry (of the mother as a local tradition)


硩箱角

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place money and things of value in one's daughter's dowry (of the mother as a local tradition)


硩箱仔角

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place money and things of value in one's daughter's dowry (of the mother as a local tradition)


隔腹阿兄

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)⁵ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiã³³/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)⁵ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiã³³/

(Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) cousin (father's brother's son older than oneself)


叔囝

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)


叔孫囝

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ suŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ suŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew) paternal uncle (father's younger brother) and his nephew


隔腹姊妹

/ke(ʔ)⁵ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁴¹/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi²²/

/ke(ʔ)⁵ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁴¹/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi²²/

(Hokkien) cousin (father's brother's daughter)


剋翁

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ aŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ aŋ³³/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ aŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ aŋ³³/

(Hokkien, of a woman) to bring bad luck to one's husband; to be a jinx to one's husband


外奶奶

/vi⁴⁴ nɛ⁵¹ nɛ²⁴/

/vi⁴⁴ nɛ⁵¹ nɛ²⁴/


喜餅

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³⁵ pɛːŋ³⁵/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³⁵ pɛːŋ³⁵/

wedding-announcement pastry; double happiness cake; dowry cake (offered by a man to fiancée's family to announce their engagement)


囍餅

ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Alternative term for 喜餅／喜饼 (xǐbǐng, “double happiness cake”).


後底爺

/hɐu̯²² tɐi̯³⁵ jɛː²¹⁻³⁵/

/hɐu̯²² tɐi̯³⁵ jɛː²¹⁻³⁵/


結髮

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to bind one's hair, an ancient coming-of-age custom


盒仔餅

/ap̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piã⁴¹/

/ap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piã⁵³/

/ap̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piã⁴¹/

/ap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piã⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) marry girl cake placed in a giftbox


老舅

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ku³⁵/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ku³⁵/

(Teochew) great-uncle; granduncle (brother of one's grandmother)


承重孫

ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄣ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ syːn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ syːn⁵⁵/

eldest grandson whose deceased father was heir to the grandparents


外王母

/waɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɔːi̯²² wɔːŋ²¹ mou̯¹³/

/*ŋʷaːds ɢʷaŋ mɯʔ/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɔːi̯²² wɔːŋ²¹ mou̯¹³/

/*ŋʷaːds ɢʷaŋ mɯʔ/

The father of one’s mother is the maternal grandfather, and the mother of one’s mother is the maternal grandmother.

Mǔ zhī kǎo wéi wàiwángfù, mǔ zhī bǐ wéi wàiwángmǔ.

母之考為外王父，母之妣為外王母。

母之考为外王父，母之妣为外王母。


兄弟哥

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ nˡie²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/hiã³³ ti³³⁻²² ko³³/

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ nˡie²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/hiã³³ ti³³⁻²² ko³³/

(Northern Min, honorific) term of address for a male person of the same age


爺老倌子

/i̯ä¹¹ lɑʊ̯³³ ku̯ɛn⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/i̯ä¹¹ lɑʊ̯³³ ku̯ɛn⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

(Hengyang Xiang) father (non-face-to-face)


郎牯子

(Xiang) son-in-law (used by the wife's family)


丈老子

/t͡ɕi̯an²¹³⁻³¹ lɑʊ̯³³ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡ɕi̯an²¹³⁻³¹ lɑʊ̯³³ t͡sz̩³/

(dialectal Xiang) father-in-law (wife's father)


娘屋裡

/n̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵ ut̚² li¹/

/n̠ʲi̯æn¹³ u²⁴ li³/

/ni̯ɔŋ¹³ u³⁵⁻⁵ li³/

/n̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵ ut̚² li¹/

/n̠ʲi̯æn¹³ u²⁴ li³/

/ni̯ɔŋ¹³ u³⁵⁻⁵ li³/

(Gan, Xiang) married woman's parents' home


姪郎

(dialectal Xiang) nephew-in-law (husband of brother's daughter)


乾爺

/kẽ̞³³ ɦi³⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁵ i̯ä¹¹/

/kẽ̞³³ ɦi³⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁵ i̯ä¹¹/

(Gan, Suzhounese, Hangzhounese, Hengyang Xiang) godfather; (nominally) adoptive father


嬸唧

/ɕin³³ t͡ɕi³/

/ɕin³³ t͡ɕi³/

(dialectal Xiang) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)


契娘

/kʰi⁵⁵ niɐŋ²¹/

/kʰi⁵⁵ niɐŋ²¹/

(Lichuan Gan, Southern Pinghua) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother


契嬭

/kʰɔi²¹⁻⁵⁵ nɛ³¹/

/kʰɔi²¹⁻⁵⁵ nɛ³¹/

(Leizhou Min) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother


姑伯娘

/ku⁴⁴⁵ pe³³ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

/ku⁴⁴⁵ pe³³ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

(Hengyang Xiang) paternal aunt (father's elder sister)

† - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face


嫚嫚

(dialectal Xiang) paternal aunt (father's younger sister)


娘老倌

/n̠ʲi̯an¹¹ lɑʊ̯³³ ku̯ɛn⁴⁴⁵/

/n̠ʲi̯an¹¹ lɑʊ̯³³ ku̯ɛn⁴⁴⁵/

(Hengyang Xiang, non-face-to-face) mother


娘老倌子

/n̠ʲi̯an¹¹ lɑʊ̯³³ ku̯ɛn⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/n̠ʲi̯an¹¹ lɑʊ̯³³ ku̯ɛn⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/


繼崽

/t͡ɕi³²⁴⁻³¹ t͡sai̯³³/

/t͡ɕi³²⁴⁻³¹ t͡sai̯³³/


滿嬌子

/man³³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/man³³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/


姑唧

/ku⁴⁴⁵ t͡ɕi³/

/ku⁴⁴⁵ t͡ɕi³/

(Hengyang Xiang) paternal aunt (father's younger sister)


姨唧

(Hengyang Xiang) maternal aunt (mother's younger sister)

§ - married; > - mother's elder sister; < - mother's younger sister


爺老倌

/i̯a̠¹³ lɒu̯⁴¹ kõ³³/

/i̯ɔ¹³ lɤ⁴²⁻¹ ku̯ẽ̞⁴⁴⁻³³/

/i̯a̠¹³ lɒu̯⁴¹ kõ³³/

/i̯ɔ¹³ lɤ⁴²⁻¹ ku̯ẽ̞⁴⁴⁻³³/

(Changsha and Loudi Xiang) father (non-face-to-face)


隨母下堂

/se̞i̯¹³ mo⁴¹ ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ tan¹³/

/se̞i̯¹³ mo⁴¹ ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ tan¹³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Changsha Xiang) to go with a remarried mother (of a small child)


妹家姪女

/moɪ⁵³ ka⁴⁴ t͡sʰət̚⁵ n̩³¹/

/moɪ⁵³ ka⁴⁴ t͡sʰət̚⁵ n̩³¹/


細心臼

(Meixian Hakka) tongyangxi; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law; child bride


外甥嫂

/ŋoɪ⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sau³¹/

/ŋoɪ⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sau³¹/

(Hakka) niece-in-law (sister's daughter-in-law)


且姆

/t͡sʰi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/

The first syllable 且 is an elision of 親家／亲家.


駁腳女

/pɔk̚¹ kiɔk̚¹ n̩³¹/

/pɔk̚¹ kiɔk̚¹ n̩³¹/


親房

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fɔŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fɔŋ¹¹/


四門六親

/si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mun¹¹ liʊk̚¹ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mun¹¹ liʊk̚¹ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/


姑丈公

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(Hakka, Hokkien) granduncle (husband of paternal grandfather's sister)


大細姑

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³ ku⁴⁴/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³ ku⁴⁴/


定禮

/tiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪŋ²² lɐi̯¹³/

/tiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪŋ²² lɐi̯¹³/

betrothal gifts (from the bridegroom's to the bride's family); bride price


身價銀

/sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ka⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋiun¹¹/

/sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ka⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋiun¹¹/

(Meixian Hakka) betrothal gifts (from the bridegroom's to the bride's family); bride price


送訂

/saŋ¹¹²⁻⁴² tiã²²/

/saŋ¹¹²⁻⁴² tiã²²/

(Tong'an Hokkien) to get engaged; to be betrothed

文定

originally literary, now used figuratively


白婆

/pak̚³² pʰᵘɔ²²/

/pak̚³² pʰᵘɔ²²/

(Siyi Yue) great-grandmother (particularly paternal grandfather's mother)


親姆婆

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/


弒父

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/siː³³ fuː²²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/siː³³ fuː²²/

Coordinate term: 弒母 /弑母 (shìmǔ)

patricide; the killing of one's own father


弒母

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Coordinate term: 弒父 /弑父 (shìfù)

matricide; the killing of one's own mother


弒父者

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Coordinate term: 弒母者 /弑母者 (shìmǔzhě)

patricide; father-slayer (one who commits patricide; one who kills their own father)


弒母者

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Coordinate term: 弒父者 /弑父者 (shìfùzhě)

matricide; mother-slayer (one who commits matricide; one who kills their own mother)


嫡親

/ti³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/tɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/ti³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/tɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

嫡親妹妹／嫡亲妹妹

(attributive) family member or relative that is most closely related by blood


骨肉分離

ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄈㄣ ㄌㄧˊ

гужоу фэньли

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ li³⁵/

/kʷɐt̚⁵ jʊk̚² fɐn⁵⁵ lei̯²¹/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ li³⁵/

/kʷɐt̚⁵ jʊk̚² fɐn⁵⁵ lei̯²¹/

to separate parents from children; to separate family members


婚假

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/


婚檢

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to have a physical check-up before marriage


婆母

/pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


私崽子

(Hengyang Xiang) illegitimate child (usually a boy); bastard child; child born out of wedlock; love child


祖公仔

/t͡sz̩²¹ koŋ³³⁴ a²¹/

/t͡sz̩²¹ koŋ³³⁴ a²¹/

(Longyan Min) ancestors; forebears; forefathers


丈姆姐

(Longyan Min) mother-in-law (wife's mother)


新婦崽仔

/sin³³⁴ pu⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁵⁵ a²¹/

/sin³³⁴ pu⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁵⁵ a²¹/

(Longyan Min) tongyangxi; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law; child bride


大葵扇

/taːi̯²² kʷʰɐi̯²¹ siːn³³/

/taːi̯²² kʷʰɐi̯²¹ siːn³³/


媒儂婆

/hm̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/hm̩²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ po²⁴/

/m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/bun¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² po¹³/

/muẽ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/muẽ²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/muãi²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻³³ pɤ²⁴/

/muĩ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ po²⁴/

/bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua⁵⁵/

/hm̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/hm̩²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ po²⁴/

/m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/bun¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² po¹³/

/muẽ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/muẽ²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/muãi²⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻³³ pɤ²⁴/

/muĩ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ po²⁴/

/bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua⁵⁵/


媒人公

/muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/m̩²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/buɛ²² naŋ²² kɔŋ³⁵/

/me̞¹³ nin¹³⁻³³ kɤŋ³/

/muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/m̩²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/buɛ²² naŋ²² kɔŋ³⁵/

/me̞¹³ nin¹³⁻³³ kɤŋ³/


紅葉公

/xoŋ²¹ iɛ²¹ koŋ⁵⁵/

/xoŋ²¹ iɛ²¹ koŋ⁵⁵/


媒公

/mui²¹ køŋ⁵³/

/mui²¹ køŋ⁵³/


媒人棍

/muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ kʷɐn³³/

/muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ kʷɐn³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) defrauding matchmaker


紅葉婆

/xoŋ²¹ iɛ²¹ pʰo²¹/

/xoŋ²¹ iɛ²¹ pʰo²¹/


兄弟囝

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/hia⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾li²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/hĩã⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/hia⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾li²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/hĩã⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/


姊妹囝

/t͡si⁴⁵³⁻²¹ muei⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡si³³²⁻²¹ mui⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/t͡si⁴⁵³⁻²¹ muei⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡si³³²⁻²¹ mui⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/


伯唧

/pɔ¹³ t͡ɕi³/

/pɔ¹³ t͡ɕi³/

(Loudi Xiang) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)


闔府

/xɤ³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɤ³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

闔府安康／阖府安康

(literary, honorific) entire family; whole family


厝頭

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

(Yongchun Hokkien) married woman's parents' home