maternal uncle (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
maternal uncle; mother's brother
dialectSpecifically used in Wu dialect (Shanghainese) and other southern Chinese dialects to refer to one's mother's brother. Not standard Mandarin (Putonghua), where 舅舅 (jiùjiu) or 舅父 (jiùfù) is preferred.
Wǒ我
niáng娘
jiù舅
zhù住
zài在
Sū苏
zhōu州
xiāng乡
xia下
。
My maternal uncle lives in the countryside of Suzhou.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
shang裳
shì是
wǒ我
niáng娘
jiù舅
sòng送
gěi给
wǒ我
de的
。
This piece of clothing was given to me by my maternal uncle.
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Àn按
zhào照
lǎo老
guī规
ju矩
，
wài外
shēng甥
jié结
hūn婚
yào要
qǐng请
niáng娘
jiù舅
zuò坐
shàng上
zuò座
。
According to old customs, when a nephew gets married, the maternal uncle should be invited to sit at the seat of honor.