What do I call them?
Every relative in a Cantonese family has their own title. Ask about anyone, and get the word with its characters, Jyutping and sound.
Or build it, one relative at a time
- You
kau5 mou5
舅母 is what you call your mother's brother's wife. Every relative has a word like this, with its own sound.
Or tap someone in the family
我 (you)
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60 relatives, in Hong Kong Cantonese.
Grandparents and parents
Your father's brothers and sisters
Your mother's brothers and sisters
Brothers, sisters and their spouses
Cousins
- 堂哥Father's brother's son, older than you
- 堂姐Father's brother's daughter, older than you
- 堂弟Father's brother's son, younger than you
- 堂妹Father's brother's daughter, younger than you
- 表哥表 cousin, male, older than you
- 表姐表 cousin, female, older than you
- 表弟表 cousin, male, younger than you
- 表妹表 cousin, female, younger than you