舅爺 (kau5 je4) — father's or mother's maternal uncle in Cantonese
kauˏ₅舅jeˎ₄爺简 舅爷
Mandarin Pinyin: jiu4 ye2
Meaning of 舅爺
nounfather's or mother's maternal uncle
Example Sentences with 舅爺
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係gwok˗₃國gauˍ₆舅jeˎ₄爺。
This is the maternal uncle of the state.
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