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姐夫

姐夫

Chinese

		older sister	husband; man
simp. and trad. (姐夫)		姐	夫
alt. forms		姊夫

Noun

姐夫

brother-in-law (older sister's husband)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiěfū

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze² fu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiěfū → jiěfu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄨ → ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄨ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiee.fu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵⁵/ → /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ fu⁴/
  - Homophones:
    
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    姊夫
    姐夫
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze² fu¹
  - Yale: jé fū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze² fu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³⁵ fuː⁵⁵/