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一家人Yat Ga Yan

What to call your father's younger brother's wife in Cantonese

嬸嬸

sam2 sam2

Say it like: sum-sum

Father's younger brother's wife

  1. You
  2. Father
  3. Younger 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

  • 阿嬸

What they call you

Close by in the family