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舅舅
jiùjiu
Description
舅舅是妈妈的兄弟，也就是你妈妈家里的男人。
舅舅 is your mother's brother, that is, the man in your mother's family.
中国人分得很清楚，爸爸的兄弟叫叔叔或伯伯，不叫舅舅。
Chinese people clearly distinguish that the father's brothers are called 叔叔 or 伯伯, not 舅舅.
Meanings
舅舅jiùjiu
mother's brother; maternal uncle
我舅舅住在上海。
My uncle lives in Shanghai.
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Notes
- Nuance
舅舅 is specifically mother's brother; father's brother is 叔叔 or 伯伯.
- Etymology
舅 means maternal uncle; reduplicated as 舅舅 in colloquial address.
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