- 阿姨 āyí auntmaternal aunt; a sister of one's mother
- 姨妈 yímā maternal aunt(informal) mother's married sister
- 小姨 xiǎoyí sister-in-lawthe younger sister of one's wife
- 大姨 dàyí maternal auntthe eldest sister of one's mother
- 姨夫 yífu unclehusband of one's maternal aunt
- 姨父 yífu unclehusband of one's maternal aunt
- 小姨子 xiǎoyízi wife's younger sister(informal) younger sister of one's wife; sister-in-law (used when referring to her, not as a direct address)
- 姨婆 yípó grandauntthe sister of one's grandmother or maternal grandmother
- 姨丈 yízhàng unclehusband of one's mother's sister
- 姨太太 yítàitai concubine(colloquial) a concubine or secondary wife in a traditional Chinese household; also called [[小老婆|小老婆|xiao3 lao3 po5]] or [[姨奶奶|姨奶奶|yi2 nai3 nai5]]
- 姨母 yímǔ maternal auntmother's sister
- 婆姨 póyí wife; married woman(dialect) a wife; a married woman (common in northern China, especially the Shaanxi region)
- 姨奶奶 yínǎinai great-auntsister of one's father's mother; paternal grandmother's sister
- 大姨子 dàyízi sister-in-lawwife's elder sister
- 娘姨 niángyí maidservant(Wu dialect) A female servant or domestic worker
- 姨妹 yímèi sister-in-lawwife's younger sister
- 姨表 yíbiǎo maternal cousinRelationship between the children of sisters; describes cousins who share the same maternal grandmother. This is often contrasted with [[姑表|姑表|gu1 biao3]].
- 姨姐 yíjiě sister-in-lawwife's elder sister
- 姨姥姥 yílǎolao great-auntsister of one's maternal grandmother
- 七大姑八大姨 qīdàgūbādàyí distant relativesvarious relatives; a general term for an extended circle of female relations or kin
- 三阿姨 sān'āyí third auntthe third oldest sister of one's mother
- 两姨 liǎngyí maternal cousins(bound form) relationship between cousins who are the children of sisters
- 两姨亲 liǎngyíqīn maternal cousinsThe family relationship between children of sisters; maternal cousins whose mothers are sisters
- 二阿姨 èr'āyí second auntaunt; the second eldest sister in one's mother's family
- 大姨妈 dàyímā eldest maternal auntthe eldest sister of one's mother
- 大阿姨 dà'āyí eldest aunteldest sister in one's mother's family; eldest maternal aunt
- 姨儿 yír maternal auntcolloquial term for a mother's sister
- 姨太 yítài concubineconcubine or secondary wife in former times
- 姨妈巾 yímājīn sanitary towel(colloquial) sanitary towel; menstrual pad
- 姨姨 yíyi aunt(informal) maternal aunt; a sister of one's mother
- 姨娘 yíniáng married maternal aunt(literary or dialect) a married maternal aunt, specifically one's mother's sister
- 姨母笑 yímǔxiào indulgent smile(slang) a kindly, indulgent smile of affection or fondness, usually seen on the face of a woman watching someone younger or a celebrity; literally "auntie smile"
- 姨爹 yídiē unclehusband of mother's sister
- 姨甥 yíshēng IA first-person pronoun used by a nephew when addressing his mother's sisters (aunts) or their husbands (uncles)
- 封家十八姨 fēngjiāshíbāyí goddess of windthe traditional Chinese goddess of the wind, often appearing in folklore and literature
- 小阿姨 xiǎo'āyí youngest maternal aunt; auntiethe youngest of the sisters in one's mother's family, or a polite form of address for a woman of one's mother's generation who is younger than her
- 月姨 yuèyí maternity matronprofessional caregiver who assists a woman and her newborn during the first month after childbirth
- 细姨 xìyí concubine(dialect) a concubine or secondary wife; a mistress
- 风姨 fēngyí typhoon(literary) typhoon or hurricane; also refers to the Chinese goddess of wind, traditionally called [[封家十八姨|封家十八姨|feng1 jia1 shi2 ba1 yi2]]
Sources
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH