伯公

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Chinese

father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address
 
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
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Pronunciation


Note: great-uncle.

Noun

伯公

  1. great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)
  2. uncle-in-law (husband's father's elder brother)

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伯公

  1. (chiefly Hakka, Teochew) Alternative name for 土地公 (Tǔdìgōng).

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “伯公”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 20.