舅 [－]

Jyutping kau5
Pinyin jiù

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. maternal uncle/wife's brother/husband's father
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    阿​媽​嘅​細​路​或者​阿哥​ ​（​量​詞​:​個​）
    uncle
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    feudal prince of a different surname (to an emperor)
  2. character, obsolete
    father-in-law (wife's father)
  3. character, obsolete
    father-in-law (husband's father)
  4. character, obsolete
    official of a different surname (to a feudal prince)
  5. character
    a surname
  6. character
    brother-in-law (wife's brother)
  7. character
    maternal uncle (mother's brother)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. mother's brother, uncle
  2. Cangjie Input
    HXWKS
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #431

舅 [－]

Jyutping kau3
Pinyin jiù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. maternal uncle
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. maternal uncle/wife's brother/husband's father
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我舅舅给我买的这本书。
    我舅舅給我買的這本書。
    wǒ jiù jiu gěi wǒ mǎi de zhè běn shū 。
    • My uncle bought me this book.
  2. Mandarin
    我们待在舅舅家。
    我們待在舅舅家。
    wǒ men dài zài jiù jiu jiā 。
    • We are staying at our uncle's.
    • We're staying at our uncle's.
  3. Mandarin
    我们睡在我舅舅家。
    我們睡在我舅舅家。
    wǒ men shuì zài wǒ jiù jiu jiā 。
    • We are spending the night at my uncle's house.
    • We're spending the night at my uncle's house.
  4. Mandarin
    我的舅舅爱好打板球。
    我的舅舅愛好打板球。
    wǒ de jiù jiu ài hào dǎ bǎn qiú 。
    • My uncle is an amateur cricket player.
  5. Mandarin
    我舅舅让我担任翻译。
    我舅舅讓我擔任翻譯。
    wǒ jiù jiu ràng wǒ dān rèn fān yì 。
    • My uncle made me serve as interpreter.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我舅父住喺西班牙嘅首都马德里。
    我舅父住喺西班牙嘅首都馬德里。
    ngo5 kau5 fu2 zyu6 hai2 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 ge3 sau2 dou1 maa5 dak1 lei5 。
    • My uncle lives in Madrid, the capital of Spain.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    舅父好有威严，我好尊敬佢，同时都好惊佢。
    舅父好有威嚴，我好尊敬佢，同時都好驚佢。
    kau3 fu2 hou2 jau5 wai1 jim4, ngo5 hou2 zyun1 ging3 keoi5, tung4 si4 dou1 hou2 geng1 keoi5.
    • My uncle is a man of dignity. I respect him a lot, but at the same time I'm afraid of him too.
  2. Cantonese
    外甥多似舅
    外甥多似舅
    ngoi6 sang1 do1 ci5 kau3
    • A man and his nephew are often very similar.
  3. Cantonese
    舅父
    舅父
    kau3 fu2
    • uncle (mother's brother)
  4. Cantonese
    我啲舅公住元朗。
    我啲舅公住元朗。
    ngo5 di1 kau5 gung1 zyu6 jyun4 long5.
    • The brothers of my grandmother live in Yuen Long.
  5. Cantonese
    舅父仔
    舅父仔
    kau3 fu2 zai2
    • mother's brother who is very young
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    舅父
    舅父
    jiù fù
    • maternal uncle (mother's brother)