五伯
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Chinese
| five | father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address | ||
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| simp. and trad. (五伯) |
五 | 伯 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄅㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔbà
- Wade–Giles: wu3-pa4
- Yale: wǔ-bà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuubah
- Palladius: уба (uba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵¹/
- Homophones:
五伯
五霸
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ng5 baa3
- Yale: ńgh ba
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng5 baa3
- Guangdong Romanization: ng5 ba3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍¹³ paː³³/
- Homophones:
五伯
五霸
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Noun
五伯
- (archaic) the Five Hegemons
Synonyms
- 五霸 (wǔbà)