姨 (ji4) — one's wife's sister; sister-in-law in Cantonese
jiˎ₄姨Mandarin Pinyin: yi2
Meaning of 姨
nounone's wife's sister; sister-in-law
nounone's mother's sister
nounaunt (woman of one's mother's age)
Example Sentences with 姨
daaˊ²打maaˎ₄麻zoekˊ²雀haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我jiˎ₄姨maaˉ¹媽ge˗₃嘅si˗₃嗜hou˗₃好。
Playing mahjong is my aunt's hobby.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我jiˎ₄姨biuˉ¹表go1.哥。
He is my maternal cousin (older).
jiˎ₄姨biuˉ¹表zeˊ²姐git˗₃結fanˉ¹婚laa3.喇。
My maternal cousin (older female) is getting married.
jiˎ₄姨biuˉ¹表can˗₃親catˉ¹戚laiˎ₄嚟taam˗₃探ngo5.我。
Maternal relatives came to visit me.
ngoˏ₅我jiˎ₄姨biuˉ¹表muiˍ₆妹laiˎ₄嚟zo2.咗。
My maternal cousin (younger) has arrived.
Words Containing 姨
大姨媽daai6 ji4 maa1
wife's elder sister; sister-in-law; (euphemism) menstruation
大姨daai6 ji4
(informal) wife's elder sister; sister-in-law
姨甥女ji4 sang1 neoi2
maternal aunt's niece
姨表兄弟ji4 biu2 hing1 dai6
male maternal cousins
姨媽ji4 maa1
(informal) mother's sister; maternal aunt
姨甥ji4 sang1
nephew on mother's side (姨侄); niece on mother's side (姨侄女)
姨媽到ji4 maa1 dou3
noun; menstrual cycle, period come, my aunt Flo is visiting
姨姨ji1 ji1
female friend of mother; honorary auntie [NB. syn. 阿姨 is also used in Mandarin]
小姨siu2 ji4
(informal) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
姨仔ji1 zai2
wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
姨丈ji4 zoeng2
mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister
姨表ji4 biu2
first cousins on the maternal side
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