舅
maternal uncle; wife's brother; father-in-law
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
maternal uncle; father's wife's brother
Can be further specified with terms like 大舅 (eldest maternal uncle) or 二舅 (second eldest maternal uncle).
My eldest maternal uncle is a retired teacher.
My second maternal uncle comes to our home for Spring Festival every year.
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I have a very close relationship with my maternal uncle.
My maternal uncle gave me a watch as a birthday gift.
The kids all love their maternal uncle.
noun
wife's brother
Refers to either the wife's elder brother (wife's elder brother) or younger brother (wife's younger brother).
My wife's brother works at a foreign company.
I played badminton with my wife's brother.
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My wife's brother's family will come to visit this weekend.
I need to help my wife's brother with some work matters.
My wife's brother's daughter is my niece.
noun
father-in-law (husband's father)
literaryUsed in literary or formal traditional contexts, paired with 姑 (husband's mother) to form 舅姑, meaning husband's parents collectively.
In ancient times, a daughter-in-law would call her husband's father 舅.
Jiù gu refers to a husband's father and mother, i.e., one's in-laws.
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In traditional feudal ethics, a daughter-in-law needed to respectfully serve her in-laws.
In ancient books, 舅 gu is often used to refer to a husband's parents.
She paid her respects to her in-laws according to ancient rituals.