姑母 (gū mǔ) — father's married sister (aunt on the paternal side)
Definition
A formal, written term for one's father's sister. 姑姑 / 姑妈 is the everyday spoken form for the same relative, while 姑母 appears in formal or literary contexts.
noun
father's married sister (aunt on the paternal side)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 姑母。Wǒ de gū mǔ zhù zài shàng hǎi.My aunt (father's married sister) lives in Shanghai.
- 姑母。Měi nián chūn jié wǒ men dōu huì qù kàn wàng gū mǔ.Every Spring Festival we go to visit our aunt (father's married sister).
- 姑母，。gū mǔ Duì wǒ men fēi cháng hǎo, jiù xiàng mā ma yí yàng.Our aunt (father's married sister) is very kind to us, just like a mother.
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