Family Members in Hakka

 

Family relatives-words in Hakka (客家話)(Kèjiā huà)

Words for family members and other relatives in Hakka, a dialect of Chinese originally from northern China.

Key to abbreviations: 

frm = formal, 

inf = informal, 

m = male, 

f = female, 

+ = elder, 

- = younger, 

pt-= paternal, 

mt-= maternal

	Hakka fah(客家話)
family	家庭 (ga1-tin2)
relative	親戚 (cin1-cit7)
parents	父母 (fu5-mu1)
father	爸爸 (ba2-ba1) 阿爸 (a-ba1)
mother	母親 (mu1-cin1) 媽媽 (ma5-ma3) 阿母 (a1-me1)
children	兒童 (i2-tung2)
son	孲牙子 (o1-nga2)
daughter	妹仔 (moi5-e3)
spouse	愛人 (oi5-ngin2)
husband	老公 (lo3-gung1)
wife	老婆 (lo3-po2)
siblings	兄弟 (hiung1-ti5 zi3-moi5)
brother	阿哥 (a1-go1)+ 老弟 (lo3-tai1) -
sister	阿姐 (a1-zia3) + 老妹 (lo3-moi5) -
uncle	阿伯 (a1-bak7) father's elder brother 阿叔 (a1-suk7) father's younger brother 大姑爺 (tai5-gu1-ia2) father's elder sister's husband 姑爺 (gu1-ia2) father's younger sister's husband 大舅 (tai5-kiu1) mother's elder brother 舅仔 (kiu1-e3) mother's younger brother 大姨丈 (tai5-i2-cong1) mother's elder sister's husband 姨丈 (i2-cong1) mother's younger sister's husband
aunt	大姑 (tai5-gu1) father's elder sister 阿姑 (a1-gu1) father's younger sister 阿孃 (a1-nion2) father's elder brother's wife 叔姆 (suk7 me1) father's younger brother's wife 大姨 (tai5-i2) mother's elder sister 姨仔 (i2-e3) mother's younger sister 大舅孃 (tai5-kiu1-nion2) mother's elder brother's wife 舅孃 (kiu1-nion2) mother's younger brother's wife
cousin (paternal)	堂兄 (tong2-hiung1) +m 堂弟 (tong2-ti5) -m 堂姐 (tong2-zia3) +f 堂妹 (tong2-moi5) -f
cousin (maternal)	表兄 (beu3-hiung1) +m 表弟 (beu3-ti5) -m 表姐 (beu3-zia3) +f 表妹 (beu3-moi5) -f
nephew	侄仔 (ciit8-e3) brother's son 外甥 (ngoi5-sen1) sister's son
niece	姪女 (ciit8-ng3) brother's daughter 外甥女 (ngoi5-sen1-ng3) sister's daughter
grandfather	阿公 (a1-gung1) pt 姐公 (zia3-gung1) mt
grandmother	阿婆 (a1-po2) pt 姐婆 (zia3-po2) mt
grandson	孫仔 (sun1-e3) son's son 外孫 (ngoi5-sun1) daughter's son
granddaughter	孫女 (sun1-ng3) son's daughter 外孫女 (ngoi5-sun1-ng3) daughter's daughter
father-in-law	阿公 (a1-gung1) husband's father 大丈老 (cong1-ngin1-lo3) wife's father
mother-in-law	公婆 (gung1-po2) husband's mother 丈人 (cong1-ngin1-oi1) wife's mother
brother-in-law	姐夫 (zia3-fu1) elder sister's husband 老妹婿 (lo3-moi5-se5) younger sister's husband 大伯 (tai5-bak7) husband's elder brother 細叔 (se5-suk7) husband's younger brother
sister-in-law	阿嫂 (a1-so3) elder brother's wife 老弟心妹 (lo3-ti5-sin1-moi5) younger brother's wife 大姨仔 (tai5-i1-e3) wife's elder sister 阿姨仔 (a1-i1-e3) wife's younger sister
son-in-law	婿郎 (se5-long2)
daughter-in-law	心婦 (sin1-fu5)