husband of mother's sister; uncle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
husband of one's mother's sister; uncle by marriage
In Chinese kinship terminology, 姨夫 specifically refers to the husband of one's maternal aunt (mother's sister). It is distinct from 姑父 (husband of father's sister) and 舅父 (mother's brother). The variant 姨父 is also commonly used and slightly more formal.
Wǒ我
de的
yí姨
fu夫
shì是
yī一
míng名
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
。
My uncle (by marriage) is an engineer.
Chūn春
jié节
de的
shí时
hou候
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
qù去
yí姨
fu夫
jiā家
bài拜
nián年
。
During the Spring Festival, we will visit my uncle's home to pay New Year's calls.
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Yí姨
fu夫
hé和
yí姨
ma妈
dōu都
hěn很
téng疼
wǒ我
。
My uncle and aunt both dote on me.
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
xiǎo小
yí姨
fu夫
，
tā他
bǐ比
dà大
yí姨
fu夫
nián年
qīng轻
wǔ五
suì岁
。
This is my younger uncle (husband of my mother's younger sister); he is five years younger than my older uncle (husband of my mother's older sister).