姨婆

yípó

noun #35,618

Meanings

1 grandaunt (sister of one's maternal grandmother)
2 sister of one's mother's mother or mother's father
3 (Taiwan, dated) husband's maternal aunt

Characters

elderly woman; grandmother

Examples

HSK 2

姨婆做的饺子最好吃。

Yípó zuò de jiǎozi zuì hǎochī.

Grandaunt's dumplings are the most delicious.

HSK 7-9

我姨婆住在乡下。

Wǒ yípó zhù zài xiāngxia.

My grandaunt lives in the countryside.

Tips

culture

Chinese kinship terms are precise: 姨婆 specifically refers to a grandmother-generation aunt on the maternal side (your maternal grandma's sister). The paternal-side counterpart is 姑婆. Modern urban speakers often blur these and just say 姨奶奶 or 姑奶奶.

Stroke Order

姨 yí

婆 pó