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 Hi friends, last weekend we learned the words for the different relatives that in English are called ¡°Uncle¡±. I would now like to how to express the different meanings of the word ¡°Aunt¡± in the Chinese official language, Mandarin.
NEW SENTENCES ABOUT ONE'S RELATIVES:
No. 108: -- ÔÚÓ¢ÓïÖУ¬"aunt" µÄÒâ˼ÊǹᢹùᢹÃĸ/¹ÃÂ裻ÒÌ¡¢ÒÌĸ/ÒÌÂ裻²®Ä¸/²®Ä Éô¡¢Éô×Ó¡¢Éôĸ/ÉôÉô¡£
-- "Aunt" means sister of one's father or mother and wife of one's uncle in English.
No. 109: -- ÔÚººÓïÖУ¬¸¸Ç׵ĽãÃñ»³ÆΪ¹Ã¡¢¹Ã¹Ã¡¢¹Ãĸ»ò¹ÃÂè¡£
-- The sister of one's father is called "gu","gugu","gumu" or "guma" in Chinese.
No. 110: -- ĸÇ׵ĽãÃñ»³ÆΪÒÌ¡¢°¢ÒÌ¡¢ÒÌĸ»òÒÌÂè¡£
-- The sister of one's mother is called "yi","ayi","yimu" or "yima".
No.111: -- ¸¸Ç׵ĵܵܵÄÆÞ×Ó±»³ÆΪÉô¡¢Éô×Ó¡¢Éôĸ»òÉôÉô¡£
-- The wife of father's younger brother is called "shen", "shenzi", "shenmu" or "shenshen".
No.112: -- ¸¸Ç׵ĸç¸çµÄÆÞ×Ó±»³ÆΪ²®Ä¸»ò²®Äï¡£
-- The wife of father's elder brother is called "bomu"or "boniang".
No.113: -- ĸÇ×µÄÐֵܵÄÆÞ×Ó±»³ÆΪ¾Ëĸ»ò¾ËÂè¡£
-- the wife of mother¡¯s brother is called "jiumu" or "jiuma".
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Please click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning and then read it after me.
Chinese Language Customs 03:
In English, the word ¡°aunt¡± can refer to many different relatives -- the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle. In Chinese, these relatives can not all be referred to with the same word, each one has its own words:
1. the sister of one's mother: yi, ayi, yimu and yima
2. the sister of one's father: gu, gugu, gumu and guma
3. the wife of one's uncle (father's elder brother): bomu, boniang
4. the wife of one's uncle (father's younger brother):shen, shenzi shenmu and shenshen
That's all for today's daily Chinese, hope it is a little help to you in your Chinese learning. :-)
 If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are also welcome to publish your opinions in Forum For Friends. :-)
--Shirley
Written and Recorded On Sat, March 25, 2006
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