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Family Members in Cantonese

Cantonese family words distinguish older and younger siblings, so 哥哥 (go4 go1) is specifically an older brother and 妹妹 (mui6 mui2) a younger sister. These five are the everyday core — hear each one and see how they appear in real sentences.

maaˎ₄媽maaˉ¹媽
mother; mama; mum; mom | Cant. also '老母'
baaˎ₄爸baaˉ¹爸
father; dad (also 老豆, 阿爸 in Cantonese)
goˎ₄哥goˉ¹哥
elder brother (also 大佬 in Cantonese)
zeˎ₄姐zeˉ¹姐
elder sister (also 家姐 in Cantonese)
muiˎ₄妹muiˊ²妹
younger sister | Cant. also '細妹'

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