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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
姨父
- (chiefly Northern Chinese) maternal uncle (husband of mother's sister)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
姨丈 (“maternal uncle (husband of mother's sister)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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姨丈, 姨父, 姨夫
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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姨夫
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| Taiwan
|
姨丈
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| Harbin
|
姨夫
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| Singapore
|
姨丈
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
|
姨夫
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
|
姨夫
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
|
姨夫
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| Wanrong
|
姨夫
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| Xi'an
|
姨夫
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| Xining
|
姨夫
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| Xuzhou
|
姨夫
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Ürümqi
|
姨夫
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
|
姨爹
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| Wuhan
|
姨爹
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
|
姨夫
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| Hefei
|
姨夫
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
姨丈
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| Hong Kong
|
姨丈
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| Dongguan
|
姨丈
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| Yangjiang
|
姨丈
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
姨丈
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
姨丈
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
姨爹
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| Lichuan
|
姨夫
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| Hakka
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Meixian
|
姨丈
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| Yudu
|
姨丈
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
姨丈
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
姨丈
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
姨丈
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
姨丈
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
姨丈
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
姨丈
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
姨丈
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
姨父, 姨夫
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| Xinzhou
|
姨夫
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
|
姨丈
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
姨夫
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
姨丈, 阿丈
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| Quanzhou
|
姨丈
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| Zhangzhou
|
姨丈
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| Taipei
|
姨丈
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
姨丈
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| Kaohsiung
|
姨丈
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| Yilan
|
姨丈
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
姨丈
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| Taichung
|
姨丈
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| Tainan
|
姨丈
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| Hsinchu
|
姨丈
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| Kinmen
|
姨丈
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
姨丈
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
姨丈, 阿丈
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
姨丈
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| Chaozhou
|
姨丈, 阿丈
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
姨丈
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
姨丈
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
姨丈
|
| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
姨丈
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
姨夫
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
姨夫
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| Suzhou
|
姨夫
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| Hangzhou
|
乾爺, 姨夫, 姨丈
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| Ningbo
|
姨丈
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| Wenzhou
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夫爺
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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姨爺子, 姨爺, 姨爹
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| Shuangfeng
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大大爺 >, 姨爺子 <
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| Hengyang
|
姨爺
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| Note
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> - husband of mother's elder sister; < - husband of mother's younger sister
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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)