姨丈 (yí zhàng) — husband of one's maternal aunt (mother's sister)
Definition
Formal, written term for the husband of your mother's sister (maternal aunt). In speech, 姨夫 or 姨父 is far more common; 姨丈 reads as a literary or formal register.
noun
husband of one's maternal aunt (mother's sister)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 姨丈。Wǒ de yí zhàng shì yí wèi yī shēng.My uncle (maternal aunt's husband) is a doctor.
- 姨丈。Zuó tiān wǒ hé yí zhàng yì qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng le.Yesterday I went to the movies with my uncle.
- 姨丈。yí zhàng Jīng cháng gěi wǒ jiǎng tā nián qīng shí de gù shi.My uncle often tells me stories about his youth.
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