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一家人Yat Ga Yan

What to call your mother's younger sister in Cantonese

阿姨

aa3 ji1

Say it like: ah-yee

Mother's younger sister

  1. You
  2. Mother
  3. Younger sister

Use it to their face and when you mention them.

Many families add a birth-order number in front: 大 (eldest), 二 (second), 三 (third) … 細 (youngest).

Also heard

  • 姨姨ji4 ji4-1

What they call you

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