小姑 (xiǎo gū) — husband's younger sister (sister-in-law); father's younger sister (paternal aunt)
Definition
Colloquial kinship term covering TWO senses: husband's younger sister AND father's younger sister (paternal aunt). For husband's sister use 小姑子; for father's sister 大姑 (older) / 姑姑 (common).
noun
husband's younger sister (sister-in-law)father's younger sister (paternal aunt)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 小姑，。Wǒ xiǎo gū duì wǒ tè bié hǎo, jīng cháng gěi wǒ mǎi lǐ wù.My husband's younger sister is especially nice to me and often buys me gifts.
- 小姑，。Tā jié hūn hòu gēn xiǎo gū zhù zài yì qǐ, guān xì hěn róng qià.After she got married, she lived with her husband's younger sister and they got along very well.
- 小姑（）。Wǒ xiǎo gū (fù qīn de mèi mei) měi nián chūn jié dōu lái wǒ jiā bài nián.My paternal aunt (father's younger sister) comes to our house every Spring Festival to pay New Year's visit.
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