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叔叔

叔叔

Chinese

		uncle in direct address	uncle in direct address
simp. and trad. (叔叔)		叔	叔

Noun

叔叔

father's younger brother
uncle, as used by children to address older men

Synonyms

叔父 (shūfù)

Related terms

嬸嬸／婶婶 (shěnshen)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shūshu, shúshu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄕㄨ˙, ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄨ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): suk¹ suk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: shūshu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄕㄨ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shu.shu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ ʂu²/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: shúshu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˊ ㄕㄨ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shwu.shu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu³⁵ ʂu³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: suk¹ suk¹
  - Yale: sūk sūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: suk⁷ suk⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /sʊk̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/