# 阿舅
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ājiù
    (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): aa$^3$ kau$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): a$^1$ kiu$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): â-khiû
    (Hailu, HRS): a$^˖$ kiu$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): a$^1$ kiu$^1$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a$^1$ gu$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-kū / a-kǔ / á-kǔ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ gu$^6$
* Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): $^7$aeq-$^3$jieu$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ājiù
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ajiòu
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-chiu$^4$
*** Yale: ā-jyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ajiow
*** Palladius: ацзю (aczju)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ kau$^5$
*** Yale: a káuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ kau$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ keo$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ kʰɐu̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: a$^1$ kiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³ kʰiu²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-khiû
*** Hakka Romanization System: a$^ˊ$ kiu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: a$^1$ kiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi̯u²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: a$^˖$ kiu$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /a³³ kʰiu⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: a$^1$ kiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴ kʰiu⁴⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^1$ gu$^5$ [Phonetic: a$^2$ u$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /a⁵³³⁻¹³ $^{(k-)}$u²¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^1$ gu$^5$ [Phonetic: a$^1$ u$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /a⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$u²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-kū
*** Tâi-lô: a-kū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: a'ku
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² ku²²/
*** IPA (Lukang): /a³³ ku³¹/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ ku³³/
*** IPA (Penang): /a³³⁻²¹ ku²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-kǔ
*** Tâi-lô: a-kǔ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ ku²²/
*** IPA (Lukang): /a³³ ku³³/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-kǔ
*** Tâi-lô: á-kǔ
*** IPA (Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ gu$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a kŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ ku³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^7$aeq-$^3$jieu$_6$
*** MiniDict: aeh$^入$ jieu$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /aʔ⁵⁵ d͡ʑʏ⁵¹/

### Noun

阿舅
* (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Wu) maternal uncle (mother's brother)
* (literary or Cantonese, Wu) brother-in-law (wife's brother)
    From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
    Tā liǎng ge ājiù xìng Wáng, yī ge jiào Wáng Dé, shì fǔxué lǐnshàn shēngyuán; yī ge jiào Wáng Rén, shì xiànxué lǐnshàn shēngyuán. Dōu zuò zhe jí xīngtóu de guǎn, zhēngzhēng yǒumíng; tīngjiàn mèizhàng qǐng, yīqí zǒu lái. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Synonyms

* (mother's brother):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 母舅, 舅 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 舅父 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 舅舅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 舅舅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 舅, 舅舅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 舅舅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 舅舅 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 舅舅 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 舅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 舅, 舅舅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 舅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 舅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 舅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 阿舅, 舅舅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 舅爺, 舅舅, 舅 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 舅舅 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 阿舅 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 舅舅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 舅舅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 舅爺, 舅伯 >, 舅舅 < |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 舅舅, 舅, 舅爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 舅爹 >, 舅爺 < |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 舅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 舅, 阿舅, 舅爹 > |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 舅舅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 舅舅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 舅舅 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 大舅, 阿舅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 舅父, 阿舅 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 舅父仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 舅 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿舅, 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 大舅父 >, 舅父 < |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 舅父 >, 舅 < |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 舅父 >, 阿舅 < |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 舅, 大舅 >, 阿舅 < |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿舅 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿舅 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿舅, 母舅, 舅父 <>, 大舅 >, 舅仔 <,<> |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿舅 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 阿舅 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 舅爹 >, 舅父 <, 阿舅 <, 舅仔 < |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 舅父, 阿父, 舅爺 > |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 舅爺, 舅公, 大舅龍 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 舅公 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 舅父 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 舅父 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 母舅, 舅舅 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 母舅 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 舅爺, 舅老爺 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿舅 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 舅公 >, 阿舅 < |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 大舅 >, 舅仔 < |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 大舅 >, 舅仔 < |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 大舅 >, 舅仔 < |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿舅, 舅仔 < |
| Hakka | Changting | 舅舅 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 舅舅 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 舅舅 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 舅舅, 母舅 <>, 母舅公 <> |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿舅, 母舅 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿舅, 母舅 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿舅, 母舅 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿舅, 母舅 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿舅, 母舅 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿舅, 母舅 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿舅, 大舅 >, 舅仔 < |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 舅公 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿舅 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿舅 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿舅 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 娘舅 <>, 舅舅 >< |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 舅舅 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 舅爺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 舅舅 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 舅舅 <>, 舅舅啊 >< |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 舅舅 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 娘舅 <>, 依舅 >< |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 母舅 <>, 舅 ><, 阿舅 >< |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依舅 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 母舅 <>, 阿舅 >< |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 母舅 <>, 阿舅 >< |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 母舅 <>, 阿舅 >< |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿舅, 母舅 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿舅, 母舅 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿舅, 舅 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿舅, 母舅 <> |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿舅, 舅 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 舅 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿舅 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 舅翁, 尼翁 >,<>, 翁 >,><, 尼舅 <,<>, 舅 <,>< |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 舅爹 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 舅爹 <, 伯爹 > |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 舅爹 <, 伯爹 > |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿舅 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 阿舅 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 母舅 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 舅爺 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 舅 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 娘舅, 舅舅 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 娘舅 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 娘舅, 舅舅 |
| Wu | Danyang | 娘舅, 舅爹 >, 舅舅 < |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 娘舅 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 娘舅, 阿舅, 舅舅 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 舅舅, 娘舅 <> |
| Wu | Jinhua | 娘舅 <>, 舅舅 >< |
| Xiang | Changsha | 舅舅, 老舅 <> |
| Xiang | Loudi | 舅舅 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 舅基, 舅舅 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 舅爺 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 舅爺, 舅舅 |
| Note | > - mother's elder brother; < - mother's younger brother; >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face | > - mother's elder brother; < - mother's younger brother; >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face |
* (wife's brother):
* 妻舅 (qījiù)
* 妻舅仔 (Hakka, Hokkien)
* 某舅 (Hokkien)
* 親家舅 / 亲家舅 (chĭng-gă-giêu) (Eastern Min)
* 阿舅仔 (Hakka)

### References

* 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “阿舅”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
* 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “阿舅”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “阿舅”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 264.
* “Entry #2355”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.