- 三阿姨 sān'āyí third auntthe third oldest sister of one's mother
- 二阿姨 èr'āyí second auntaunt; the second eldest sister in one's mother's family
- 大阿姨 dà'āyí eldest aunteldest sister in one's mother's family; eldest maternal aunt
- 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