1 father's younger brother

2 uncle

3 Taiwan pr. [shú shu]

4 classifier: 个 gè

1 eldest of father's younger brothers

2 uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)

1 father and mother

2 parents

1 father

2 also pr. [fù qin]

3 classifier: 个 gè

1 variant: 霸 bà

1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent

2 nothing to choose between them

1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor

1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)

2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)