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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
姨爹
- (chiefly regional, Southern Chinese) maternal uncle (husband of mother's sister)
我父親每日為兩位姨娘操心，要尋兩個又有根基又富貴又青年又俏皮的兩位姨爹，好聘嫁這二位姨娘的。 [MSC, trad.]
我父亲每日为两位姨娘操心，要寻两个又有根基又富贵又青年又俏皮的两位姨爹，好聘嫁这二位姨娘的。 [MSC, simp.]- From: Dream of the Red Chamber, 63:
- Wǒ fùqīn měirì wèi liǎng wèi yíniáng cāoxīn, yào xún liǎng ge yòu yǒu gēnjī yòu fùguì yòu qīngnián yòu qiàopí de liǎng wèi yídiē, hǎo pìnjià zhè èr wèi yíniáng de.
- My father worries about his two concubines every day; he needs to find two guys who are young, established, wealthy and charming, so that he can marry off these two concubines.
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
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姨丈
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| Harbin
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姨夫
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| Singapore
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姨丈
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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姨夫
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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姨夫
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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姨夫
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| Wanrong
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姨夫
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| Xi'an
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姨夫
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| Xining
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姨夫
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| Xuzhou
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姨夫
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Ürümqi
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姨夫
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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姨爹
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| Wuhan
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姨爹
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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姨夫
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| Hefei
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姨夫
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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姨丈
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| Hong Kong
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姨丈
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| Dongguan
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姨丈
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| Yangjiang
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姨丈
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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姨丈
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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姨丈
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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姨爹
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| Lichuan
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姨夫
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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姨丈
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| Yudu
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姨丈
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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姨丈
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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姨丈
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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姨丈
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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姨丈
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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姨丈
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
姨丈
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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姨丈
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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姨父, 姨夫
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| Xinzhou
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姨夫
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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姨丈
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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姨夫
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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姨丈, 阿丈
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| Quanzhou
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姨丈
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| Zhangzhou
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姨丈
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| Taipei
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姨丈
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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姨丈
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| Kaohsiung
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姨丈
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| Yilan
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姨丈
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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姨丈
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| Taichung
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姨丈
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| Tainan
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姨丈
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| Hsinchu
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姨丈
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| Kinmen
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姨丈
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| Penghu (Magong)
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姨丈
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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姨丈, 阿丈
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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姨丈
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| Chaozhou
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姨丈, 阿丈
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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姨丈
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
姨丈
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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姨丈
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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姨丈
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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姨夫
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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姨夫
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| Suzhou
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姨夫
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| Hangzhou
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乾爺, 姨夫, 姨丈
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| Ningbo
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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
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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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Derived terms
- (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)