Etymology 1
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(Sense 3) dvandva of 夫 (fū, “husband”) + 夫 (fū, “husband”), following the pattern of 夫妻 (fūqī, “husband and wife, married (straight) couple”)
Pronunciation
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夫夫
- (literary) everyone
- (Wu) paternal uncle (husband of father's sister)
- (slang, neologism) husband and husband; gay male couple
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
姑父 (“paternal uncle (husband of father's sister)”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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姑夫, 姑丈
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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姑父, 姑夫, 姑丈
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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姑父
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| Taiwan
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姑丈
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| Harbin
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姑父
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| Yantai (Muping)
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姑父
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| Jinan
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姑父
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| Luoyang
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姑父
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| Wanrong
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姑父
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| Xi'an
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姑父
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| Yinchuan
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姑爹
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| Lanzhou
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姑爹
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| Xining
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姑夫
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| Ürümqi
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姑父
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| Wuhan
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姑爹
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| Chengdu
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姑爹, 姑爺
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| Guiyang
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姑爹
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| Liuzhou
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姑爹
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| Xuzhou
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姑父
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| Yangzhou
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姑父
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| Nanjing
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姑爹
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| Hefei
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姑爺
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| Nantong
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姑夫, 姑爹
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| Singapore
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姑丈
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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姑丈
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| Hong Kong
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姑丈
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| Taishan
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阿丈, 丈
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| Dongguan
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姑丈
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| Yangjiang
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姑爺
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| Nanning
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姑丈
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| Wuzhou
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姑丈
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| Yulin
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姑丈
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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姑丈
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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姑丈
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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姑丈
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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姑爹, 姑爺
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| Lichuan
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姑父
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| Pingxiang
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姑爺
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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姑丈
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| Yudu
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姑丈
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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姑丈
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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姑丈
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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姑丈
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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姑丈
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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姑丈
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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姑丈
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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姑爺
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| Singkawang
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姑丈
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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姑夫
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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姑父
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| Xinzhou
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姑父
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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姑丈
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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姑丈, 姑夫, 姑爹 suburbs
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| Fuqing
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姑丈
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| Matsu
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姑丈
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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姑丈, 阿丈
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| Quanzhou
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姑丈
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| Zhangzhou
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姑丈
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| Taipei
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姑丈
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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姑丈
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| Kaohsiung
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姑丈
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| Yilan
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姑丈
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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姑丈
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| Taichung
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姑丈
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| Tainan
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姑丈, 阿丈仔
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| Hsinchu
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姑丈
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| Kinmen
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姑丈
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| Penghu (Magong)
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姑丈
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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姑丈
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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姑丈
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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姑丈
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| Chaozhou
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姑丈, 阿丈
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| Shantou
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姑丈
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| Haifeng
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姑丈
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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姑丈
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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姑丈
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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姑丈, 阿丈
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| Leizhou
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尼丈, 丈
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| Haikou
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姑爹
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| Zhongshan Min
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Sanxiang
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姑丈
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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姑丈
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| Shehua
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Fu'an
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姑丈
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| Fuding
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姑丈
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| Luoyuan
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姑丈
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| Sanming
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姑丈
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| Shunchang
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姑丈
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| Hua'an
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姑丈
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| Guixi (Zhangping)
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姑丈
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| Cangnan
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姑丈
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| Jingning
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姑丈
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| Lishui
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姑丈
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| Longyou
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姑丈
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| Chaozhou
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姑丈
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| Fengshun
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姑丈
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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姑夫, 夫夫
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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姑夫
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| Suzhou
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姑夫, 夫夫
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| Danyang
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親爹, 姑夫
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| Hangzhou
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乾爺, 姑夫, 姑丈
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| Ningbo
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姑丈
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| Wenzhou
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夫爺
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| Jinhua
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姑夫
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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姑爺子, 姑爺, 姑爹
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| Xiangtan
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姑爺子
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| Loudi
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大爺, 姑爺子
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| Shuangfeng
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大爺, 姑爺
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Antonyms
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- (antonym(s) of “husband and husband”): 妻妻 (qīqī)
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
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夫夫
- (literary) this man
