Family words in Taiwanese (臺語 / Tâi-gí)
Words for family members and other relatives in Taiwanese, a variety
of Min Nan Chinese spoken mainly in Taiwan
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, m = male,
f = female, + = elder, - = younger, pt-= paternal, mt-= maternal
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Taiwanese (臺語 / Tâi-gí) |
| family |
家庭 (ka-têng) |
| relative |
親戚 (chhin-chhek) |
| parents |
父母 (hū-bó) |
| father |
父親 (hū-chhin) frm
爸 (pâ) inf
阿爸 (ā-pah) inf |
| mother |
母親 (bó-chhin) frm
媽媽 (ma-ma) inf
阿母 (a-bó) inf
俺娘 (án-niâ) |
| children |
囡仔 (gín-á)
囝仔 (kín-á) |
| son |
囝兒 (kiáⁿ-lî) |
| daughter |
女兒 (lí-jî) |
| spouse |
匹偶 (phit-ngó͘) |
| husband |
先生 (sin-seⁿ)
丈人 (tiūⁿ-lâng)
翁 (ang) |
| wife |
某 (bó)
牽手 (khan-chhiú)
煮飯仔 (chí-pn̄g-á) |
| siblings |
共腹內 (kāng-pak-lāi)
至腹個 (chì-pak-ê) |
| brother |
阿兄 (a-hiaⁿ) +
小弟 (sió-tī) - |
| sister |
姊 (chí) +
小妹 (sió-mōai) - |
| uncle |
阿伯 (a-peh) father's elder brother
阿叔 (ah-chek) father's younger brother
姑丈 (ko͘-tiūⁿ) father's sister's husband
阿舅 (a-kū) mother's brother
姨丈 (î-tiūⁿ) mother's sister's husband |
| aunt |
阿姑 (a-ko) father's sister
阿嬸 (a-chím) father's brother's wife
姨母 (î-bó) mother's sister
阿妗 (a-kīm) mother's brother's wife |
| cousin (paternal) |
叔伯兄 (chek-peh-hiaⁿ) +m
堂弟 (tông-sió-tī) -m
堂姐 (tông-chí) +f
堂妹 (tông-sió-mōai) -f |
| cousin (maternal) |
表兄 (piáu-hiaⁿ) +m
表弟 (piáu-sió-tī) -m
表姐 (piáu-chí) +f
表妹 (piáu-sió-mōai) -f |
| nephew |
姪仔 (ti̍t-á) brother's son
外甥 (gōe-seng) sister's son |
| niece |
姪女 (ti̍t-lí/lú) brother's daughter
外甥女 (gōe-seng-lí/lú) sister's daughter |
| grandfather |
祖父 (chó͘-hū) pt-frm
爺 (iâ) pt-inf
外公 (gōa-kong) mt-frm
俺公 (án-kong) mt-inf |
| grandmother |
祖母 (chó͘-bó/bú) pt-frm
阿媽 (a-má) pt-inf
外媽 (gōa-má) mt-frm
俺媽 (án-má) mt-inf |
| grandson |
孫子 (sun-á) son's son
外孫 (gōa-sun) daughter's son |
| granddaughter |
孫女 (sun-lú/lí) son's daughter
外孫女 (gōa-sun-lú) daughter's daughter |
| father-in-law |
大官 (ta-koaⁿ) husband's father
岳父 (ga̍k-hū) wife's father |
| mother-in-law |
大家 (ta-ke) husband's mother
岳母 (ga̍k-bó/bú) wife's mother |
| brother-in-law |
姊夫 (ché-hu) elder sister's husband
妹婿 (mōe-sài) younger sister's husband
阿伯 (a-peh) husband's elder brother
小叔 (sió-chek) husband's younger brother |
| sister-in-law |
兄嫂人 (hiaⁿ-só-lâng) elder brother's wife
細嬸 (sió-chím) younger brother's wife
某大姨 (bó͘-tōa-î) wife's elder sister
姨仔 (î-á) wife's younger sister |
| son-in-law |
女婿 (lí-sài) |
| daughter-in-law |
囝新婦 (kiáⁿ-sin-pū) |
Links
Information about Chinese kinship terms
http://www.expatintaiwan.net/family-names/
Information about Taiwanese |
Phrases |
Numbers |
Family words |
Time expressions |
Tower of Babel |
Learning materials
Family words in Chinese / Sinitic languages
Cantonese,
Hakka,
Mandarin,
Taiwanese
Family words in other languages
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