father's paternal uncle; granduncle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
father's paternal uncle; granduncle
Refers to the elder brother of one's paternal grandfather (i.e., the elder brother of 祖父). Distinct from 叔祖 (shū zǔ), which refers to the younger brother of one's paternal grandfather.
Wǒ我
de的
bó伯
zǔ祖
yǐ已
jīng经
nián年
guò过
jiǔ九
xún旬
le了
。
My granduncle is already in his nineties.
Měi每
nián年
chūn春
jié节
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
yào要
qù去
bó伯
zǔ祖
jiā家
bài拜
nián年
。
Every Spring Festival, we go to our granduncle's house to pay New Year visits.
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Bó伯
zǔ祖
bǐ比
zǔ祖
fù父
dà大
sān三
suì岁
。
The granduncle is three years older than the grandfather.