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一家人Yat Ga Yan

What to call your mother's brother's wife in Cantonese

舅母

kau5 mou5

Say it like: kow-moh

Mother's brother's wife

  1. You
  2. Mother
  3. Brother
  4. Wife

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

  • 妗母kam5 mou5
  • 阿妗

What they call you

Close by in the family