How do you address a relative in Cantonese?

Cantonese: Need help with how to address people/relatives

Somebody else's grandmother (father, mother's side)
Somebody else's grandfather (father, mother's side)
Aunt on mother's side of family (Oldest, middle, youngest)
Uncle on mother's side of family (Oldest, middle, youngest)
Aunt on father's side of family (Oldest, middle, youngest)

Also know, how do you say family in Cantonese?

Cantonese Vocabulary Family Terms

ga ihng	family	??
ga yahn	family member	??
chan -chik-	relative	??
/jou/ sin	ancestor	??
sin saang	Mr./husband	??

Also Know, how do you say dad in Cantonese? ? ( bàba) means dad, or father, in Chinese.

Accordingly, how do you say cousin in Cantonese?

? (lou5 biu2 | ) : cousin - CantoDict. a Cantonese word for "cousin".

Why do Chinese say Auntie?

The Chinese term for "aunt" or "auntie" is composed of two characters: ??. The pinyin for the first character ? is "ā." Thus, ? is pronounced in the 1st tone. The pinyin for the second character ? is "yí." That means ? is pronounced in the 2nd tone. In terms of tones, ?? can also be referred to as a1 yi2.

How do you call a family member in Chinese?

Immediate Family ??(mā ma): mum; ??(mǔ qīn)is the formal way to say ??(mā ma). ??(yé ye): the dad of your dad (your paternal grandfather); ??(zǔ fù)is the formal way to say ??(yé ye). ??(nǎi nai): the mum of your dad (your maternal grandmother); ??(zǔ mǔ)is the formal way to say ??(nǎi nai).

What is family life like in China?

Chinese family life. In an ideal Chinese home, three generations (grandparents, parents, and children) of the same family lived under one roof. The head of the household was the grandfather or eldest male. Once the grandfather died, the children divided the household and made their own homes.

What does Jiu Jiu mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word jiu - ? - jiù (mother's brother in Chinese)

What do you call a Chinese in law?

Family words in Chinese languages

Cantonese (???)	Mandarin (???/??)
son-in-law	??(néuihsai)	??(nǚxu)
daughter-in-law	??(sànpóuh)	??[??] (xífù)
Cantonese (???)	Mandarin (???/??)

How do you say Jie Jie in Chinese?

The Chinese word jiejie - ?? - jiĕjie. (older sister in Chinese)

What is grandma in Cantonese?

For 'grandmother', there are two words to it in Chinese–Cantonese. If your grandmother is on your mother's side, it is 'po po' ??. If your grandmother is on your father's side, it is 'maa maa' ??.

What is wife in Cantonese?

Published on Jul 21, 2016. "WIFE" in Cantonese (??) - Flashcard. Additional information about the word: old lady,broomstick,missis,missus,married woman,squaw,old_lady,wife.

What is aunt in Cantonese?

[baak3 mou5] "AUNT" in Cantonese (??) - Flashcard. Additional information about the word: wife of father's elder brother,aunt,(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother).

How do you say daughter in law in Cantonese?

?? (san1 pou5 | ) : daughter-in-law; bride - CantoDict.

How do you say great aunt in Cantonese?

?? (ji4 po4 | ) : grand-aunt - CantoDict.

How do you say granddaughter in Cantonese?

? (syun1 | sun1) : grandchild; descendent - CantoDict.

How do you say grandparents in Cantonese?

You would call your paternal (your father's father) either ?? (yeh yeh) or ?? (ah yeh). Your maternal grandfather (mother's father) would be called ?? (gung gung), ?? (ah gung) or even ?? (ngoi gung).

What does Ah Ma mean in Chinese?

(“Ah Ma” is typically used to refer to Mom (??) or Paternal Grandma (??). Whereas, many Chinese characters are pronounced as “Ma”, such as ? (Mom) ? (Horse) ? (Paternal Granny) ? (Linen) ? (Scold), which obviously have drastically different meanings.)

What is grandfather in Cantonese?

Grandfather = Ye Ye. Cantonese - Grandmother = Ma Ma. Grandfather = Ye Ye. For those of you who said your family speaks Cantonese but says Ngin Ngin for grandmother, I would suspect that your family has Hoisan roots.

How do you say Grandma in Taiwan?

From Taiwanese Hokkien The terms "?? agōng" and "?? amà" are more commonly heard than the standard Mandarin terms ?? yéye (paternal grandfather), ?? wàigōng (maternal grandfather), ?? nǎinai (paternal grandmother) and ?? wàipó (maternal grandmother).