小姨

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	one's mother's sister; aunt
simp. and trad. (小姨)		小	姨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoyí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiǎoyí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    小姨
    小遺／小遗
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: siu² ji⁴
  - Yale: síu yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu² yi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ jiː²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    小兒／小儿
    小姨

Noun

小姨

youngest maternal aunt (mother's youngest sister)
sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)

Synonyms

(wife's younger sister): 小姨子 (xiǎoyízi), 小姨 (xiǎoyí), 姨妹 (yímèi); (literary) 妻弟 (qīdì); (Cantonese, Min Nan) 姨仔

See also

大姨 (dàyí)

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