阿舅

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	maternal uncle
simp. and trad. (阿舅)		阿	舅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ājiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): aa³ kau⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): a¹ kiu⁴

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): â-khiû

  (Meixian, Guangdong): a¹ kiu¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): a-kū / a-kǔ / á-kǔ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ gu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ājiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ajiòu
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-chiu⁴
    • Yale: ā-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ajiow
    • Palladius: ацзю (aczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ kau⁵
    • Yale: a káuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ kau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ keo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ kʰɐu̯¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: a¹ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³ kʰiu²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-khiû
    • Hakka Romanization System: a´ kiu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ kiu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi̯u²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: a¹ kiu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴ kʰiu⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-kū
    • Tâi-lô: a-kū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'ku
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² ku²²/
    • IPA (Lukang): /a³³ ku³¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ ku³³/
    • IPA (Penang): /a³³⁻²¹ ku²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-kǔ
    • Tâi-lô: a-kǔ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ ku²²/
    • IPA (Lukang): /a³³ ku³³/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-kǔ
    • Tâi-lô: á-kǔ
    • IPA (Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: a¹ gu⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a kŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ ku³⁵/

Noun

阿舅

1. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Wu) maternal uncle (mother's brother)
2. (Cantonese, Wu) brother-in-law (wife's brother)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 舅父 (“maternal uncle (mother's brother)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		母舅, 舅
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		舅父
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	舅舅
	Taiwan	舅舅
	Harbin	舅, 舅舅
	Shenyang	舅舅
	Singapore	舅舅
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	舅舅
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	舅
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	舅, 舅舅
	Wanrong	舅
	Zhengzhou	舅
	Xi'an	舅
	Xining	阿舅, 舅舅
	Xuzhou	舅爺, 舅舅, 舅
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	舅舅
	Lanzhou	阿舅
	Ürümqi	舅舅
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	舅舅
	Wuhan	舅爺, 舅伯 >, 舅舅 <
	Guiyang	舅舅, 舅, 舅爺
	Kunming	舅爹 >, 舅爺 <
	Guilin	舅
	Liuzhou	舅, 阿舅, 舅爹 >
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	舅舅
	Yangzhou	舅舅
	Hefei	舅舅
Cantonese	Guangzhou	舅父
	Hong Kong	舅父
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	大舅, 阿舅
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	舅父, 阿舅
	Macau	舅父
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	舅父
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	舅父仔
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	舅
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	阿舅, 舅父
	Foshan	舅父
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	舅父
	Foshan (Shunde)	舅父
	Foshan (Sanshui)	大舅父 >, 舅父 <
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	舅父
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	舅父
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	舅父
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	舅父
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	舅父
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	舅父 >, 舅 <
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	舅父 >, 阿舅 <
	Taishan	舅, 大舅 >, 阿舅 <
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿舅
	Enping (Niujiang)	阿舅
	Heshan (Yayao)	舅父
	Dongguan	阿舅, 母舅, 舅父 <>, 大舅 >, 舅仔 <,<>
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	阿舅
	Shaoguan	舅父
	Yunfu	舅父
	Yangjiang	阿舅
	Xinyi	舅父
	Lianjiang	舅爹 >, 舅父 <, 阿舅 <, 舅仔 <
	Nanning	舅父, 阿父, 舅爺 >
	Wuzhou	舅父
	Yulin	舅爺, 舅公, 大舅龍
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	舅公
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	舅父
	Singapore (Guangfu)	舅父
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	舅父
Gan	Nanchang	母舅, 舅舅
	Lichuan	母舅
	Pingxiang	舅爺, 舅老爺
Hakka	Meixian	阿舅
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	舅公 >, 阿舅 <
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	大舅 >, 舅仔 <
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	大舅 >, 舅仔 <
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	大舅 >, 舅仔 <
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	阿舅, 舅仔 <
	Changting	舅舅
	Wuping	舅舅
	Ninghua	舅舅
	Yudu	舅舅, 母舅 <>, 母舅公 <>
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿舅, 母舅
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿舅, 母舅
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿舅, 母舅
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿舅, 母舅
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿舅, 母舅
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿舅, 母舅
	Hong Kong	阿舅, 大舅 >, 舅仔 <
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	舅公
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿舅
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿舅
	Singkawang	阿舅
Huizhou	Jixi	娘舅 <>, 舅舅 ><
	Shexian	舅舅
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	舅爺
Jin	Taiyuan	舅舅
	Xinzhou	舅舅 <>, 舅舅啊 ><
Northern Min	Jian'ou	舅舅
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	娘舅 <>, 依舅 ><
	Fuqing	母舅 <>, 舅 ><, 阿舅 ><
	Matsu	依舅
Southern Min	Xiamen	母舅 <>, 阿舅 ><
	Quanzhou	母舅 <>, 阿舅 ><
	Zhangzhou	母舅 <>, 阿舅 ><
	Taipei	阿舅
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	阿舅
	Kaohsiung	阿舅
	Yilan	阿舅
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿舅, 母舅
	Taichung	阿舅, 母舅
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿舅
	Tainan	阿舅
	Taitung	阿舅
	Hsinchu	阿舅
	Kinmen	阿舅
	Penghu (Magong)	阿舅
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿舅, 舅
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿舅, 母舅 <>
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿舅
	Chaozhou	阿舅
	Shantou	阿舅, 舅
	Haifeng	舅
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿舅
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿舅
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿舅
	Leizhou	舅翁, 尼翁 >,<>, 翁 >,><, 尼舅 <,<>, 舅 <,><
	Wenchang	舅爹
	Haikou	舅爹 <, 伯爹 >
	Qionghai	舅爹 <, 伯爹 >
Puxian Min	Putian	阿舅
	Xianyou	阿舅
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	母舅
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	舅爺
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	舅
Wu	Shanghai	娘舅, 舅舅
	Shanghai (Chongming)	娘舅
	Suzhou	娘舅, 舅舅
	Danyang	娘舅, 舅爹 >, 舅舅 <
	Hangzhou	娘舅
	Ningbo	娘舅, 阿舅, 舅舅
	Wenzhou	舅舅, 娘舅 <>
	Jinhua	娘舅 <>, 舅舅 ><
Xiang	Changsha	舅舅, 老舅 <>
	Loudi	舅舅
	Shuangfeng	舅基, 舅舅
	Quanzhou	舅爺, 舅舅
Note	> - mother's elder brother; < - mother's younger brother; >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face