Chinese

Noun

姨爹

1. (chiefly regional, Southern Chinese) uncle, (specifically) one's maternal aunt's husband
   • 我父親每日為兩位姨娘操心，要尋兩個又有根基又富貴又青年又俏皮的兩位姨爹，好聘嫁這二位姨娘的。 [MSC, trad.]
     我父亲每日为两位姨娘操心，要寻两个又有根基又富贵又青年又俏皮的两位姨爹，好聘嫁这二位姨娘的。 [MSC, simp.]
     From: Dream of the Red Chamber, 63:

     Wǒ fùqīn měirì wèi liǎng wèi yíniáng cāoxīn, yào xún liǎng ge yòu yǒu gēnjī yòu fùguì yòu qīngnián yòu qiàopí de liǎng wèi yídiē, hǎo pìnjià zhè èr wèi yíniáng de. [Pinyin]

     My father worries about his two concubines everyday; he needs to find two guys who are young, established, wealthy and charming, so that he can marry off these two concubines.

Synonyms

• 姨夫 (yífū), 姨父 (yífù), 姨丈 (yízhàng)

Related terms

• (wife, formal) 姨母 (yímǔ) (see also for list of terms by seniority of one's mother's sisters)
• (wife, informal, affectionate) 阿姨 (āyí), 姨媽／姨妈 (yímā)

Derived terms