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大叔

Mandarin · pinyin dà shū

eldest of father's younger brothers
uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
叔: shū · father's younger brother

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4–1 · da4 shu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 suk1

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noun

eldest younger brother of one's father
(respectful term of address for a man who is slightly younger than one's father) uncle

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