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阿叔

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: a1 zêg4
POJ: a-tsek
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: paternal uncle (father's younger brother), term of address for a middle-aged man
阿叔

Page lists several senses (uncle, dad-euphemism, brother-in-law, generic middle-aged man) sharing the same reading, and it's not fully clear which is the primary Teochew sense.

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