Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words大叔

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大叔

dà shú·ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨˊ

“a respectful term for a man younger than one's father; a respectful term for another family's servant”

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Big; large; great; vast; elder; eldest; important; profound; to a great extent; to emphasize; (dialect) father or uncle.

Uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; also used for a father's friend of similar age; can mean third-born brother or declining/late period.