Why is my uncle’s wife called Jin?

Uncle's wife is called Guizi in many places in the north. In the south, she is usually called aunt. Now in written Mandarin, she is also called aunt. This has something to do with the dialect of each place.

In our north, we usually call her "妗子", which is my uncle's wife. There are regional differences between the north and the south, and regional differences also have differences in customs and habits! They all express the same meaning!

Relative appellation relationship

Dialect kinship appellation is a linguistic form that expresses kinship appellation in a specific region. It is the dialect vocabulary that best reflects the regional cultural characteristics. As a part of language, kinship terms carry people's basic views on social relationships such as blood relations and marriage.

Dialect kinship terms can better reflect the social relationships of certain dialect groups and people’s basic understanding and value orientation of this relationship, and contain profound cultural traditions.

The investigation and study of kinship titles can enable us to further understand social relations and cultural traditions, gain a deeper understanding of the traditional customs of a region, and also study the historical changes in vocabulary. Kinship titles reflect people's kinship relationships and concepts. They have different names in dialects and contain different cultural connotations. The title "妗子" in Tianshui dialect is a typical example.