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Chinese
Pronunciation 1
Noun
伯父
- (formal) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)
- 二伯父 [Cantonese] ― ji6 baak3 fu6 ― father's second eldest brother
- (formal) uncle (a term of respect for someone who is slightly older than one's father)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
伯父 (“paternal uncle (father's elder brother)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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世父, 伯父
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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伯父
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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大爺, 伯伯, 大大 childish
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Taiwan
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伯伯, 伯父
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Ulanhot
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大爺
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Tongliao
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大爺
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Chifeng
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大爺
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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大爺
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Harbin
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大爺, 大大
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Shenyang
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大爺
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Singapore
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伯伯
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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大爺
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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大爺
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Qingdao
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大爹, 大爺
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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伯, 大伯
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Wanrong
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爸
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Zhengzhou
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大爺, 老伯 Hui
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Xi'an
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伯, 伯伯 Hui
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Xining
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達達
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Xuzhou
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大爺
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Bayanhot
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大爹, 伯父
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Lanzhou
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大大
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Ürümqi
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伯伯
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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伯伯, 伯父
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Wuhan
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伯伯, 伯爺 non-face-to-face
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Guiyang
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伯伯, 伯, 伯爹 dated
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Kunming
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大爹
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Guilin
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伯爺
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Liuzhou
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阿伯, 伯
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Shanglin (Sanli)
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爺
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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伯伯
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Yangzhou
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大大
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Nantong
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伯伯
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Hefei
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伯伯
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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阿伯, 伯父, 伯爺
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Hong Kong
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伯伯, 阿伯, 伯父 <>
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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阿伯, 大伯
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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伯, 阿伯
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Macau
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阿伯 ><, 伯父 <>
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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伯父
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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阿爺
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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阿伯
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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阿伯 ><, 阿爺 <>
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Foshan
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伯父
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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阿伯
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Foshan (Shunde)
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阿伯
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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阿伯
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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阿父 ><, 伯父 <>
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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阿伯
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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阿伯
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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阿伯
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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阿伯
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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阿伯
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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阿伯
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Taishan
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阿伯
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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阿伯
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Enping (Niujiang)
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伯爹
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Heshan (Yayao)
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伯父 <>
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Dongguan
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伯爺
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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阿爺
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Shaoguan
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阿伯
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Yunfu
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阿伯
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Yangjiang
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阿伯
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Xinyi
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大爹
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Lianjiang
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阿伯
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Nanning
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阿伯, 伯爺
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Wuzhou
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阿伯
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Yulin
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伯公
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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伯父, 爺
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Danzhou
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伯
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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阿伯
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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阿伯, 伯父
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Gan
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Nanchang
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伯爺
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Lichuan
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伯兒
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Pingxiang
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伯伯
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Hakka
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Meixian
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阿伯
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Xingning
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大伯
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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阿伯
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Huidong (Daling)
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阿伯
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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阿伯
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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阿伯 ><, 大伯 <>
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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阿伯
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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大伯
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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大伯
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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阿伯 ><, 伯父 <>
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Changting
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大伯
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Wuping
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大伯
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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大伯
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Liancheng
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大伯
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Ninghua
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伯伯
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Yudu
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伯伯, 大伯
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Ruijin
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伯子
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Shicheng
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大伯
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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伯
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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阿伯
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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阿伯
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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阿伯
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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阿伯
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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阿伯
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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阿伯
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Hong Kong
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阿伯
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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阿伯
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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阿伯
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Senai (Huiyang)
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阿伯
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Singkawang
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阿伯
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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伯
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Shexian
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伯伯
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Huangshan (Tunxi)
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伯爺
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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老老, 大爺
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Pingyao
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伯父, 大爺
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Xinzhou
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伯伯啊 face-to-face, 伯伯 non-face-to-face
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Taibus (Baochang)
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大爺
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Linhe
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大爹
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Jining
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大爺, 爹
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Hohhot
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大爺
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Baotou
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大爺, 爹
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Dongsheng
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老老, 爹爹
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Haibowan
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大爺
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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伯伯, 伯仔
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Jian'ou (Dikou)
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阿伯
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Songxi
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伯仔
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Zhenghe
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伯仔
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Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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阿伯
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Jianyang
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伯仔
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Wuyishan
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伯仔
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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阿伯
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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依伯
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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依伯
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Fuqing
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伯, 大伯
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Yongtai
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依伯
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Gutian
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伯
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Fu'an
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伯
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Ningde
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伯
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Shouning
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阿伯
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Zhouning
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阿伯
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Fuding
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阿爺
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Matsu
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依伯
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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阿伯
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Quanzhou
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阿伯
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Zhangzhou
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阿伯
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Kaohsiung
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阿伯
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Yilan
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阿伯
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Changhua (Lukang)
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阿伯
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Taichung
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阿伯
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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阿伯
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Tainan
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阿伯
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Taitung
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阿伯
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Hsinchu
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阿伯
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Penghu (Magong)
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阿伯
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Penang (Hokkien)
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阿伯
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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阿伯
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Manila (Hokkien)
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阿伯
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Chaozhou
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阿伯
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Shantou
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阿伯
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Haifeng
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伯
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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阿伯
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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阿伯
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Singapore (Teochew)
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阿伯
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Leizhou
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伯 face-to-face, 尼伯 non-face-to-face
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Wenchang
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伯爹
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Haikou
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伯爹
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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伯爹
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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阿伯
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Xianyou
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阿伯
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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伯父
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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伯爺, 阿爺
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Wu
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Shanghai
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伯伯
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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伯伯
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Suzhou
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伯伯, 老伯伯
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Wuxi
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伯伯, 大大
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Danyang
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爹爹, 伯伯
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Hangzhou
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伯伯
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Ningbo
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伯伯
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Wenzhou
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伯伯
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Jinhua
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大伯
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Xiang
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Changsha
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伯伯
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Xiangtan
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伯伯
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Loudi
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伯伯
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Shuangfeng
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伯伯
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Hengyang
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伯伯
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Quanzhou
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伯伯
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Note
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>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face
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- (elder maternal uncle) 伯母 (bómǔ)
See also
- (formal, younger paternal uncle) 叔父 (shūfù), (informal, affectionate) 叔叔 (shūshu)
- (husband of a paternal aunt) 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)
Pronunciation 2
Noun
伯父
- (Cantonese) old man, especially one who is creepy
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
伯父 • (oji)
- uncle (older than one’s parent)
Usage notes
- This term is spelled in hiragana when referring to non-age-specific relatives.
Coordinate terms
References
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
伯父 • (baekbu) (hangeul 백부)
- hanja form? of 백부 (“uncle”)
Vietnamese
Noun
伯父
- chữ Hán form of bá phụ (“uncle”).