{"id":88898,"date":"2025-01-08T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/?p=88898"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T06:03:20","slug":"how-to-address-family-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/how-to-address-family-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Call Your Uncles And Aunties Properly This CNY 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s that time of the year when you\u2019d struggle and look at your parents for answers. No \u201caunty\u201d or \u201cuncle\u201d allowed because it\u2019s all about respect and proper greetings in order to get that bright red packet. If you\u2019re always stumped at CNY, here\u2019s a quick walkthrough on how to address your different relatives in Chinese.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your family tree in Chinese<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-88900\" src=\"https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Guide-to-calling-your-aunties-and-uncles-properly-this-CNY.webp\" alt=\"Guide to calling your aunties and uncles properly this CNY\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Guide-to-calling-your-aunties-and-uncles-properly-this-CNY.webp 800w, https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Guide-to-calling-your-aunties-and-uncles-properly-this-CNY-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Guide-to-calling-your-aunties-and-uncles-properly-this-CNY-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/shopee.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Guide-to-calling-your-aunties-and-uncles-properly-this-CNY-750x563.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that all titles stated are in relation to you. It will be entirely different if it\u2019s for your kids; in that case, just replace \u201cyourself\u201d in the family tree with your little ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to address your grandparents in Chinese:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paternal grandparents<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grandpa: \u7237\u7237 (y\u00e9 ye) \/ \u963f\u516c (\u0101 g\u014dng)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grandma: \u5976\u5976 (n\u01cei nai) \/ \u963f\u5b24 (\u0101 m\u00e0)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maternal grandparents<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grandpa: \u5916\u516c (w\u00e0i g\u014dng)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grandma: \u5916\u5a46 (w\u00e0i p\u00f3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to address your uncles and aunties in Chinese<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paternal uncles and aunties<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Father\u2019s older brother &#8211; \u4f2f\u4f2f (b\u00f3 b\u00f3)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Father\u2019s younger brother &#8211; \u53d4\u53d4 (sh\u00fa shu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Father\u2019s older brother\u2019s wife &#8211; \u4f2f\u6bcd (b\u00f3 m\u01d4)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Father\u2019s younger brother\u2019s wife &#8211; \u5a76\u5a76 (sh\u011bn shen)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Father\u2019s sister &#8211; \u59d1\u59d1 (g\u016b gu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Father\u2019s sister\u2019s husband &#8211; \u59d1\u4e08 (g\u016b zh\u00e0ng)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maternal uncles and aunties<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother\u2019s brother &#8211; \u8205\u8205 (ji\u00f9 jiu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother\u2019s sister &#8211; \u59e8\u5988 (y\u00ed m\u0101)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother\u2019s brother\u2019s wife &#8211; \u8205\u5988 (ji\u00f9 m\u0101)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother\u2019s sister\u2019s husband &#8211; \u59e8\u4e08 (y\u00ed zh\u00e0ng)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to address your cousins in Chinese<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t know about you, but since growing up, I\u2019ve never once addressed my cousins formally. I\u2019d usually call them <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jie jie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kor kor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mei mei<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">di di<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s also more like \u201chello, (insert name here) <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kor kor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jie jie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d But just in case you\u2019re tested, here\u2019s how you should <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">actually<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> be calling them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paternal cousins<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older male cousin &#8211; \u5802\u54e5 (t\u00e1ng g\u0113)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Younger male cousin &#8211; \u5802\u5f1f (t\u00e1ng d\u00ec)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older female cousin &#8211; \u5802\u59d0 (t\u00e1ng ji\u011b)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Younger female cousin &#8211; \u5802\u59b9 (t\u00e1ng m\u00e8i)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maternal cousins<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older male cousin &#8211; \u8868\u54e5 (bi\u01ceo g\u0113)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Younger male cousin &#8211; \u8868\u5f1f (bi\u01ceo d\u00ec)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older female cousin &#8211; \u8868\u59d0 (bi\u01ceo ji\u011b)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Younger female cousin &#8211; \u8868\u59b9 (bi\u01ceo m\u00e8i)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arm your arsenal with more than just \u201cuncle\u201d and \u201caunty\u201d this CNY 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all these proper terms, you\u2019ll definitely be getting those <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ang baos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this year. Remember to practise and get well-acquainted with them lest you stumble on the actual day. 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