mother's sister's husband; uncle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
husband of one's mother's sister; uncle by marriage
Also written as 姨夫. Used to address or refer to the husband of one's maternal aunt (姨妈 or 姨母). The term distinguishes this relationship from 姑父 (husband of father's sister).
Wǒ我
de的
yí姨
fu父
shì是
yī一
míng名
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
。
My uncle (maternal aunt's husband) is an engineer.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
，
wǒ我
men们
qù去
yí姨
fu父
jiā家
bài拜
nián年
。
During the Spring Festival, we went to our uncle's house to pay a New Year visit.
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Tā他
bǐ比
wǒ我
yí姨
fu父
gāo高
bàn半
gè个
tóu头
。
He is half a head taller than my uncle.