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uncle meaning in Chinese

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uncle [uncles] (brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent)
noun
[UK: ˈʌŋk.l̩]
[US: ˈʌŋk.l̩]

伯伯 /bóbo/noun

伯父 /bófù/noun

叔叔 /shúshu/noun

叔父 /shúfù/noun

姑丈 /gūzhàng/noun

姑父 /gūfù/noun

姨丈 /yízhàng/noun

姨夫 /yífū/noun

姨父 /yífù/noun

舅父 /jiùfù/noun

舅舅 /jiùjiu/noun

uncle [uncles] (form of address to a man by young people or children in some countries)
noun
[UK: ˈʌŋk.l̩]
[US: ˈʌŋk.l̩]

叔叔 /shūshu/noun

Uncle Sam (personification of the United States federal government or citizens)
proper noun

山姆大叔 /Shānmǔ dàshū/proper noun

unclear (ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈklɪə(r)]
[US: ʌn.ˈklɪr]

不清 /bùqīng/adjective

unclear (not clearly or explicitly defined)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈklɪə(r)]
[US: ʌn.ˈklɪr]

不明显 /bù míngxiǎn/adjective

不明顯adjective

Bob's your uncle (desirable conclusion is reached)
phrase

就这样呗 /jiù zhèyàng bei/phrase

就這樣唄phrase

carbuncle [carbuncles] (abscess)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.bʌŋk.l̩]
[US: ˈkɑːr.bʌŋk.l̩]

痈 /yōng/noun

noun

great-uncle [great-uncles] (uncle of one's parent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt ˈʌŋk.l̩]
[US: ˈɡreɪt ˈʌŋk.l̩]

伯公 /bógōng/noun

伯祖 /bózǔ/noun

伯祖父 /bózǔfù/noun

叔公 /shūgōng/noun

叔祖 /shūzǔ/noun

叔祖父 /shūzǔfù/noun

舅公 /jiùgōng/noun

舅爷 /jiùyé/noun

舅爺noun

舅祖 /jiùzǔ/noun

maternal uncle (brother of one's mother)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈʌŋk.l̩]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈʌŋk.l̩]

姨丈 /yízhàng/noun

姨父 /yífù/noun

舅父 /jiùfù/noun

舅舅 /jiùjiu/noun

paternal uncle [paternal uncles] (brother of one's father)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈʌŋk.l̩]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈʌŋk.l̩]

伯伯 /bóbo/noun

伯父 /bófù/noun

叔叔 /shúshu/noun

叔父 /shúfù/noun

姑丈 /gūzhàng/noun

姑父 /gūfù/noun