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一家人Yat Ga Yan

What to call your mother's brother (any age) in Cantonese

舅父

kau5 fu6-2

Say it like: kow-foo

Mother's brother (any age)

  1. You
  2. Mother
  3. Brother

Use it to their face and when you mention them.

Many families add a birth-order number in front: 大 (eldest), 二 (second), 三 (third) … 細 (youngest).

Also heard

  • 舅舅

What they call you

Close by in the family