舅爺

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Chinese

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maternal uncle grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (舅爺)
simp. (舅爷)

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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舅爺

  1. great-uncle (paternal grandmother's brother)
  2. (dated, honorific) brother of one's master's paternal grandmother, mother or wife
  3. (dialectal) maternal uncle (mother's brother)
  4. (Xi'an Mandarin, Dungan) maternal grandfather; mother's father
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Pronunciation 2

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舅爺

  1. wife's brother