(ā yí) - aunt, auntie, nanny, female domestic helper in Mandarin
āyíTraditional: 阿姨
Translation
aunt, auntie, nanny, female domestic helper
Word origin
A compound of 阿 (ā), a familiar prefix used before kinship terms, and 姨 (yí, maternal aunt), giving an affectionate word for an aunt or older woman.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 阿 (ā, familiar prefix) + 姨 (yí, maternal aunt)
Stroke order
阿
姨
Examples
。
This auntie is my mother's younger sister.
隔壁。
The children all like the auntie next door.
扫。
Our family hired a helper to do the cleaning.
，？
Excuse me, madam, where is the toilet?
幼温柔。
The nursery helper is very gentle with the children.
阿姨 (ā yí) means aunt or auntie, and is also used politely to address an unrelated middle-aged woman or to refer to a nanny or domestic helper. It is one of the most common everyday forms of address in China.
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