大娘

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	mother; young lady
trad. (大娘)		大	娘
simp. ^#(大娘)		大	娘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàniáng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ noeng⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): 'to⁵ nyiong⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): da³ nion¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-niû / tōa-niô͘
Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): dai⁵ nian²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàniáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàniáng
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-niang²
  - Yale: dà-nyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahniang
  - Palladius: данян (danjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ noeng⁴
  - Yale: daaih nèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ noeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ nêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² nœːŋ²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'to⁵ nyiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈtʰo¹¹ n̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: da³ nion¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ta⁴⁵ niɒ̃¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-niû
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-niû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxniuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² niũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-niô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-niôo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ niɔ̃¹³/
Xiang
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: dai⁵ nian²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥ai̯²¹³ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

Noun

大娘

(dialectal, chiefly northern China) paternal aunt (wife of father's eldest brother)
(Gan) paternal aunt (father's sister)
(Hengyang Xiang) maternal aunt (one's mother's elder sister)
(Hengyang Xiang) one's husband's elder brother's wife
(dialectal, polite) A term of address to an elderly woman, usually older than one's mother.
(dated) A term of address from a child of a concubine to the primary wife of their father.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		伯母
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		伯母
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	大媽
	Taiwan	伯母
	Harbin	大娘
	Shenyang	大娘
	Singapore	伯母
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	大娘
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	大媽
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	大媽, 大娘
	Wanrong	娘, 親嬤, 大大
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	嬤
	Xi'an	媽媽
	Xuzhou	大娘
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	大媽, 親媽 Hui
	Lanzhou	禡禡
	Ürümqi	嬸嬸
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	伯娘, 伯母
	Wuhan	女伯伯, 伯媽, 伯伯
	Guiyang	伯媽
	Liuzhou	伯媽, 伯娘
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	大媽
	Yangzhou	大媽媽
	Nantong	嬤嬤
	Hefei	大大
Cantonese	Guangzhou	伯娘
	Hong Kong	伯娘
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	伯娘
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	伯娘, 伯母 face-to-face
	Macau	伯母
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	伯娘
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	阿娘
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿因
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	阿娘, 伯娘 face-to-face
	Foshan	伯母
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	阿娘
	Foshan (Shunde)	伯娘
	Foshan (Sanshui)	伯娘
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	伯母
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	伯母
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	伯母
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	阿姆
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	伯姆
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿姆
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姆
	Taishan	阿姆, 姆
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姆
	Enping (Niujiang)	伯娘
	Heshan (Yayao)	阿姆 face-to-face, 伯姆 non-face-to-face
	Dongguan	伯娘
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	阿娘
	Yangjiang	阿姆
	Xinyi	伯奶
	Nanning	伯母, 伯娘
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	伯母
	Singapore (Guangfu)	伯娘
Gan	Nanchang	母娘, 伯娘
	Lichuan	大娘, 大兒
	Pingxiang	姆姆
Hakka	Meixian	伯姆
	Xingning	阿劃
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	伯娘, 阿娘 face-to-face
	Huidong (Daling)	阿娘
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	阿娘
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	伯母
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	阿娘
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	伯姆
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	伯姆
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	阿姆
	Changting	伯姆
	Wuping	伯姆
	Wuping (Pingyu)	伯姆
	Liancheng	伯姆
	Ninghua	姐姐
	Yudu	伯奶, 奶奶
	Ruijin	娭娭
	Shicheng	姐姐
	Shangyou (Shexi)	姐姐
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	伯姆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	伯姆
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	伯姆
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	伯姆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	伯姆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	伯㜷
	Hong Kong	阿娘, 伯娘
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿娘, 伯娘
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿娘
	Singkawang	伯姆
Huizhou	Jixi	媽媽, 媽
Jin	Taiyuan	媽媽, 媽, 大娘
Jin	Xinzhou	伯娘, 伯娘啊
Northern Min	Jian'ou	伯奶, 奶奶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	依姆, 姆姆
	Fuqing	姆
	Matsu	依姆
Southern Min	Xiamen	阿姆, 姆仔, 姆
	Quanzhou	阿姆, 姆仔, 姆
	Zhangzhou	阿姆, 姆
	Kaohsiung	阿姆
	Yilan	阿姆
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姆
	Taichung	阿姆
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿姆
	Tainan	阿姆
	Taitung	阿姆
	Hsinchu	阿姆
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姆
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姆, 姆
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿姆
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姆
	Chaozhou	阿姆
	Shantou	阿姆, 姆姆
	Shantou (Chenghai)	阿姆
	Jieyang	阿姆, 姆
	Haifeng	姆
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姆
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姆
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姆
	Leizhou	姆, 尼姆
	Wenchang	伯姩
	Haikou	伯姩
	Singapore (Hainanese)	伯姩
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	伯母
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	伯娘
Wu	Shanghai	大媽媽, 大姆媽
	Shanghai (Chongming)	媽媽
	Suzhou	姆娒
	Danyang	娘娘
	Hangzhou	大媽媽, 大姆媽
	Ningbo	阿姆
	Wenzhou	阿嬤
	Jinhua	姆媽
Xiang	Changsha	伯媽, 伯伯
	Loudi	伯唧
	Shuangfeng	伯基
	Hengyang	伯娘

Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姑母
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姑媽 §, 姑姑, 姑兒, 娘兒
	Taiwan	姑姑
	Harbin	姑, 姑姑
	Shenyang	姑姑
	Singapore	姑姑
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	姑姑, 姑
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	姑
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	姑
	Wanrong	姑
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	姑
	Xi'an	姑媽 †, 姑 ‡
	Xining	娘娘
	Xuzhou	姑娘, 姑姑, 姑兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	姑媽
	Lanzhou	娘娘
	Ürümqi	姑媽 †, 姑姑 ‡
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姑媽 §, 娘娘
	Wuhan	姑媽 §, 娘娘, 葉葉, 小爹 dated
	Guiyang	姑媽 §, 娘娘 ‡≠
	Kunming	姑媽 §, 娘 ≠
	Liuzhou	姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	姑媽 †, 娘娘 ‡
	Yangzhou	娘娘, 大姑子 † eldest
	Nantong	姑媽 †
	Hefei	姑佬, 佬佬, 佬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Hong Kong	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Macau	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	姑母 †, 娘仔 ‡
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿娘 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	姑姐
	Foshan (Shunde)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Sanshui)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿姑
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	阿姑
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿姑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姑
	Taishan	阿姑, 大姑 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姑
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿姑
	Heshan (Yayao)	姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Dongguan	阿姑, 姑媽 †, 姑姐 ‡
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	大姑 †, 姑媽 †, 阿姑 ‡, 姑姐 ‡
	Shaoguan	姑媽, 姑姐
	Yunfu	阿姑
	Yangjiang	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Xinyi	阿姑
	Lianjiang	𡜵奶 †, 姑 ‡, 姑仔 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	姑媽, 姑姐 ≠
	Singapore (Guangfu)	姑媽
Gan	Nanchang	姑娘, 姑姑, 姑, 大娘, 大姑娘
	Lichuan	姑
	Pingxiang	姑娘
Hakka	Meixian	阿姑
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	阿姑
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	大姑 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	大姑 †, 細姑 ‡
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	阿姑
	Yudu	姑姑, 姑姊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿姑
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿姑
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿姑
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿姑
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿姑
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿姑
	Hong Kong	大姑 †, 姑仔 ‡
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿姑
Huizhou	Jixi	姑, 姑姑
Jin	Taiyuan	姑姑, 姑媽
Jin	Xinzhou	姑姑 ∅, 姑姑啊 ¶
Northern Min	Jian'ou	姑姑
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	大細姑, 姑媽 †, 姑 ‡, 依姑 ‡
	Fuqing	姑姐 †, 大姐 †, 姑 ‡, 阿姑 ‡
	Matsu	依姑
	Singapore (Fuqing)	姑姑
Southern Min	Xiamen	阿姑
	Quanzhou	阿姑
	Zhangzhou	阿姑
	Kaohsiung	阿姑
	Yilan	阿姑
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姑
	Taichung	阿姑
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿姑
	Tainan	阿姑
	Taitung	阿姑
	Hsinchu	阿姑
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姑
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姑
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿姑
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姑, 姑姑
	Chaozhou	阿姑
	Shantou	阿姑
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姑
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姑
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姑
	Leizhou	姑母, 尼姑 ‡, ∅, 姑 ‡, ¶, 父姑 ‡
	Wenchang	姆 †, 姑㜥 ‡, 㜥 ‡
	Haikou	姑母 ∅, 阿姑 ¶
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	姑母 †, 姑 ‡
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	姑母 †, 姑 ‡
Wu	Shanghai	娘娘, 姑母, 姑媽 ‡
	Shanghai (Chongming)	姑娘
	Suzhou	嬤嬤 †, 娘娘 ‡
	Danyang	親嫚
	Hangzhou	乾娘
	Ningbo	姑嬤 †, 阿姑 ‡
	Wenzhou	阿娘
	Jinhua	娘娘, 姑 ∅
Xiang	Changsha	姑媽 §, 姑子 ≠, 大姑子 †, 細姑子 ‡
	Loudi	大唧 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
	Shuangfeng	大基 †, 嫚嫚 ‡
	Hengyang	姑伯娘 †, 姑唧 ‡, 嫚嫚 ‡
Note	† - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face

Dialectal synonyms of 姨母 (“maternal aunt (mother's sister)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		從母
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姨母
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	姨媽 §, 姨兒
	Taiwan	阿姨, 姨媽
	Ulanhot	姨
	Tongliao	姨娘
	Chifeng	姨
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	姨
	Harbin	姨
	Shenyang	姨娘 §, 姨
	Singapore	阿姨 <, 姨媽 >
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	姨
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	姨
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	姨
	Wanrong	姨
	Zhengzhou	姨
	Xi'an	姨媽 >, 姨 <
	Xining	姨娘
	Xuzhou	姨
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	姨媽
	Bayanhot	姨媽, 姨
	Lanzhou	姨娘
	Ürümqi	姨媽 >, 姨姨 <, 姨娘 Hui
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	姨媽, 娘娘
	Wuhan	姨, 姨娘, 姨媽 §, 小姨 <
	Guiyang	姨媽
	Kunming	姨媽
	Guilin	姨媽
	Liuzhou	姨, 姨媽 >, 姨娘 <
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	姨媽 >, 姨娘 <
	Yangzhou	姨娘
	Nantong	姨媽 >, 姨娘 <, 姨姨 <
	Hefei	姨媽 §, 姨娘
Cantonese	Guangzhou	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 姨 <, 姨仔 <
	Hong Kong	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 姨 <, 姨姨 <
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	大姨, 阿姨
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	大姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Macau	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	姨母 >, 姨姐仔 <
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	大姨母 >, 阿姨 <
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	姨母 >, 姨媽 >, 姨姐 <, 阿姨 <
	Foshan	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <, 阿姨 <
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	姨母 >, 姨 <
	Foshan (Shunde)	姨媽 >, 阿姨 <
	Foshan (Sanshui)	阿姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	姨媽 >, 姨仔 <
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	姨母 >, 阿姨 <
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	阿姨
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿姨, 姨媽 >
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	姨母 >, 阿姨 <
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿姨
	Taishan	大姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿姨
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿姨
	Heshan (Yayao)	阿姨
	Dongguan	阿姨, 大姨 >, 姨仔 <
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	姨
	Shaoguan	姨媽, 阿姨
	Yunfu	阿姨
	Yangjiang	大姨 >, 阿姨 <
	Xinyi	𡜵奶
	Lianjiang	𡜵奶 >, 姨 <
	Nanning	姨母, 阿母, 阿姨, 阿娘
	Wuzhou	阿姨
	Yulin	姨婆娘, 大姨, 細姨
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	姨婆
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	姨媽, 阿姨
	Singapore (Guangfu)	阿姨 <, 姨媽 >
Gan	Nanchang	姨, 姨娘
	Lichuan	姨, 大姨 >, 小姨 <
	Pingxiang	姨娘
Hakka	Meixian	阿姨
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	阿姨
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	大姨 >, 姨仔 <
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	大姨 >, 姨仔 <
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	大姨, 晚姨 <
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	阿姨
	Yudu	姨, 姨奶
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿姨
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿姨
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿姨
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿姨
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿姨
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿姨
	Hong Kong	大姨 >, 阿大姨 >, 姨仔 <, 阿姨仔 <
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	阿姨
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿姨
	Singkawang	阿姨
Huizhou	Jixi	姨
	Shexian	姨
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	姨
Jin	Taiyuan	姨
	Xinzhou	姨姨 non-face-to-face, 姨姨啊 face-to-face
	Taibus (Baochang)	姨
	Linhe	姨姨
	Jining	姨
	Hohhot	姨姨
	Baotou	姨
	Dongsheng	姨
	Haibowan	姨媽
Northern Min	Jian'ou	嫲仔, 姨嫲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	依姨, 姨
	Fuzhou (Changle)	依姨
	Fuqing	大姨 >, 姨囝 <
	Yongtai	依姨
	Gutian	大姨 >, 細姨 <
	Fu'an	姨
	Ningde	姨
	Shouning	姨奶
	Zhouning	姨奶 >, 阿姨 <
	Fuding	姨奶
	Matsu	依姨
	Singapore (Fuqing)	姨姨
Southern Min	Xiamen	姨母 >, 阿姨 <, 母姨
	Quanzhou	阿姨, 姨
	Zhangzhou	姨母 >, 阿姨 <, 母姨
	Kaohsiung	阿姨
	Yilan	阿姨
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿姨
	Taichung	阿姨
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿姨
	Tainan	阿姨
	Taitung	阿姨
	Hsinchu	阿姨
	Penghu (Magong)	阿姨
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿姨, 姨
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿姨
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿姨
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	姨仔 >, 細姨 <
	Chaozhou	阿姨
	Shantou	阿姨, 母姨
	Shantou (Chenghai)	阿姨
	Jieyang	阿姨
	Haifeng	姨
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿姨
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿姨
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿姨
	Leizhou	尼姨, 姨, 姨囝, 阿姨, 阿尼姨
	Haikou	姨母, 阿姨
Puxian Min	Putian	阿姨
Puxian Min	Xianyou	阿姨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	姨母 >, 姨姐 <
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	娘, 阿娘
Wu	Shanghai	姨媽, 阿姨
	Shanghai (Chongming)	娘姨
	Suzhou	娘姨娒娒 >, 阿姨 <
	Danyang	姨娘
	Hangzhou	姨娘
	Ningbo	姨嬤 >, 姨娘 >, 阿姨 <
	Wenzhou	阿娘
	Jinhua	姨娘
Xiang	Changsha	姨媽 §, 姨子 not §
	Loudi	大姨娘 >, 姨唧 <
	Shuangfeng	大大娘 >, 姨基 <
	Hengyang	姨娘 >, 大娘 >, 姨唧 <
	Quanzhou	姨, 娘娘
Note	§ - married; > - mother's elder sister; < - mother's younger sister

Related terms

大爺／大爷 (dàyé)