Trick or treat, smell my feet.
Give me something good to eat.
If you don’t, I won’t be sad.
I’ll just make you wish you had!”
Happy Halloween Everyone! We had a little party with our friends yesterday for the kids. There were so many creative and yummy treats, including the monster cupcakes, spiker crakers, and jack-o-lantern cheese.  We  are you doing this Halloween? We would  love to hear from you about your halloween traditions and the cute costume ideas you have for your little ones!

Aunt – 姑姑 – gū gū, 阿姨 – ā yí, 伯母 – bó mǔ, 嬸嬸 – shěn shen, 舅媽 – jiù mā

In one of my previous posts, I talked about the very specific way in referring one’s relatives in the Chinese language. Today, I will tackle Aunts. As you can see from the title, it’s rather confusing.

姑姑 – gū gū is a generic name for father’s sisters. Variations can also include 姑媽, gū mā, which refers to father’s older sisters.
阿姨 – ā yí, again is a generic name for mother’s sisters. 姨媽, yí mā, is for mother’s older sister if one wish to be extremely proper.
伯母 – bó mǔ, refers to father’s older brother’s wife.
嬸嬸 – shěn shen, refers to father’s younger brother’s wife.
舅媽 – jiù mā, refers to mother’s brother’s wife.

For a more detailed outline of the various titles for your relatives, you can refer to the last page of the book The Day I Got Up Early, by Lai Ma, available on our site, at www.mypandapaws.com. Happy Reading!