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姑夫

gū fu

2-character word

What 姑夫 means

1. father's sister's husband
2. husband of paternal aunt
3. uncle

The characters in 姑夫

• 姑gūpaternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)
• 夫fūhusband; man; manual worker

Sounds the same

Read gū fu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 姑父father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle

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