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叔父

Mandarin · pinyin shū fù

father's younger brother
uncle

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叔: shū · father's younger brother
父: fù · father; Kangxi radical 88

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1–4 · shu1 fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

suk1 fu2 · suk1 fu6

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noun

(formal) paternal uncle (father's younger brother)

noun

(Cantonese) elder in a gang; someone who is of the same generation as the gang leader

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