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小姑

小姑

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	paternal aunt
simp. and trad. (小姑)		小	姑

Noun

小姑

sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)
father's youngest sister

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dàgū

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² gu¹
Min Nan (POJ): sió-ko͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: dàgū
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahgu
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ ku⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² gu¹
  - Yale: síu gū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² gu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ kuː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-ko͘
  - Tâi-lô: sió-koo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioy'kof
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴⁴/