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Chinese
Pronunciation 1
Noun
伯父
- (formal) paternal uncle (father's elder 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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| 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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| Bayanhot
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大爹, 伯父
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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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| 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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| Jinan
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大爺
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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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| Lanzhou
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大大
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| Xining
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達達
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| Ürümqi
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伯伯
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| Wuhan
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伯伯, 伯爺 non-face-to-face
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| Chengdu
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伯伯, 伯父
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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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| Xuzhou
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大爺
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| Yangzhou
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大大
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| Nanjing
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伯伯
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| Hefei
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伯伯
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| Nantong
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伯伯
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| Singapore
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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, 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)
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阿伯
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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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| Conghua (Lütian)
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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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| 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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| 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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Shaxi (Longdu)
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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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| 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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Related terms
- (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
Related terms
References
Korean
Noun
伯父 • (baekbu) (hangeul 백부)
- Hanja form? of 백부 (“uncle”).
Vietnamese
Noun
伯父
- chữ Hán form of bá phụ (“uncle”).