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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 癰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 |