Words for mother, father, etc... by deepgirl187

FIREFLY CHINESE TRANSLATIONS

Words for mother, father, etc...

POSTED BY: DEEPGIRL187
UPDATED: Sunday, April 16, 2006 02:46
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Saturday, April 15, 2006 3:32 AM

Does anyone know the Chinese translations for words like mother and father, or aunt and uncle? I've seen brother and sister, but can't seem to find the others.

At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 4:22 AM

ELIANG

mother:
媽媽 (ma ma) or 母親 (moo ching)

father:
爸爸 (ba ba) or 父親 (foo ching)

aunt:
your mother's sister: 阿姨 (ah ee)
your mother's brother's wife: 姨丈 (ee zoung)
your father's sister: 姑姑 (goo goo)
your father's brother's wife: 嬸嬸 (shang shang)

uncle:
your father's younger brother: 叔叔 (soo soo)
your father's older brother: 伯父 (bo foo)
your father's sister's husband: 姑丈 (goo zoung)
your mother's brother: 舅舅 (jo jo)
your mother's sister's husband: 姨丈 (ee zoung)

kind of complicated, but still have patterns.

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Sunday, April 16, 2006 2:46 AM

DEEPGIRL187

Thanks a bunch. I've copied translations from other sites, but those were always missing.

At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.

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