舅舅 jiùjiu

jiùjiu noun mother's brother; maternal uncle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Family , Concept: Relative 亲戚
Notes: 舅父 is a formal term, in contast to 舅舅, which means the same thing but is informal (Sun 2006, loc. 977).

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  • 舅舅家 (舅舅家) 可到你舅舅家來會我 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第七十二回 Chapter 72 — count: 7
  • 亲舅舅 (親舅舅) 我是親舅舅 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 118 — count: 3
  • 往舅舅 (往舅舅) 往舅舅家去了 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 12 — count: 3
  • 叫舅舅 (叫舅舅) 叫舅舅先回去 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第四十九回 Chapter 49 — count: 2
  • 长房舅舅 (長房舅舅) 說是你蕪湖長房舅舅 — The Scholars 儒林外史, 第二十三回 Chapter 23 — count: 2
  • 二舅舅 (二舅舅) 只是還要過去拜見二舅舅 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 3 — count: 2