Hokkien kinship system () is the kinship system for Hokkien users.
Overview Hokkien distinguishes between formal and informal terms for kinship. Subjects are distinguished between, for example, a speaker's nephew and the nephew of the speaker's spouse, although this is affected by age, where a younger relative will often be referred to by their name, rather than a kinship term.
Common Hokkien family and terminology
Members of the nuclear family Primary Members Relation Term Vocative English equivalent Hàn-jī Pe̍h-ōe-jī Hàn-jī Pe̍h-ōe-jīfather 父爸 hūpē, pa, pâ, pah 阿爸爸爸 a-pahpah-pah fathermother 母媽 bú, bómah 阿母媽媽 a-bú, a-bómá-mah motherelder brother 兄 hiaⁿ 阿兄 a-hiaⁿ brotherelder sister 姊 ché, chí 阿姊 a-ché, a-chí sisteryounger brother 弟 tī 小弟 sió-tī brotheryounger sister 妹 mōe, bē 小妹 sió-mōe, sió-bē sisterwife 某 bó͘ 家後牽手 ke-āukhan-chhiú wifehusband 翁 ang 翁頭家 angthâu-ke husbandson 囝 kiáⁿ 後生囝 hāu-seⁿ, hāu-siⁿkiáⁿ sondaughter 查某囝 cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ 查某囝 cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ daughter References