Chinese edit

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

Pronunciation 1 edit


Noun edit

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) one's (maternal) grandfather; one's mother's father
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Pronunciation 2 edit


Noun edit

舅爺

  1. wife's brother