https://asterroc.dreamwidth.org/ this is not a journal title - Dreamwidth Studios Tue, 31 May 2016 19:36:12 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios asterroc personal https://asterroc.dreamwidth.org/1791.html Tue, 31 May 2016 19:36:12 GMT https://asterroc.dreamwidth.org/1791.html So I use both the English (American) term "aunt" and the Shanghainese/Mandarin Chinese term "ayi" or "aiyee" for not only a parent's sister, but basically any woman of my parents' generation who is either a blood or marriage relative, or a close family friend. For example, my mother's cousin is my aunt, I don't actually know how Aunt Lee is related to me, and Y*** Aiee is my childhood best friend's mother. <br /><br />I'm curious how widespread this is. At first I thought it was just a Chinese thing, but then I remembered Aunt Lee (from my father's side). Do other people use Aunt and Uncle this way, or is it just my family?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=asterroc&ditemid=1791" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://asterroc.dreamwidth.org/1791.html aunts shanghainese chinese relatives language gpoml public 2