姨夫

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Chinese

one's mother's sister; aunt husband; man
trad. (姨夫)
simp. #(姨夫)

Pronunciation

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Noun

(deprecated template usage) 姨夫

  1. maternal uncle (husband of mother's sister)
  2. brother-in-law (husband of wife's sister)
  3. (endearing) a form of address between two clients of the same prostitute

Synonyms

  • (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)