姨父

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Chinese

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one's mother's sister; aunt father
trad. (姨父)
simp. #(姨父)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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姨父

  1. (chiefly Northern Chinese) maternal uncle (husband of mother's sister)

Synonyms

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  • (wife, formal) 姨母 (yímǔ) (see also for list of terms by seniority of one's mother's sisters)
  • (wife, informal, affectionate) 阿姨 (āyí), 姨媽姨妈 (yímā)