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Chinese
Pronunciation 1
Noun
伯父
( formal ) paternal uncle ( father 's elder brother )
二 伯父 ― 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
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
世父 , 伯父
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
伯父
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
大爺 , 伯伯 , 大大 childish
Taiwan
伯伯 , 伯父
Ulanhot
大爺
Tongliao
大爺
Chifeng
大爺
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
大爺
Harbin
大爺 , 大大
Shenyang
大爺
Singapore
伯伯
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
大爺
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
大爺
Qingdao
大爹 , 大爺
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
伯 , 大伯
Wanrong
爸
Zhengzhou
大爺 , 老伯 Hui
Xi'an
伯 , 伯伯 Hui
Xining
達達
Xuzhou
大爺
Lanyin Mandarin
Bayanhot
大爹 , 伯父
Lanzhou
大大
Ürümqi
伯伯
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
伯伯 , 伯父
Wuhan
伯伯 , 伯爺 non-face-to-face
Guiyang
伯伯 , 伯 , 伯爹 dated
Kunming
大爹
Guilin
伯爺
Liuzhou
阿伯 , 伯
Shanglin (Sanli)
爺
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
伯伯
Yangzhou
大大
Nantong
伯伯
Hefei
伯伯
Cantonese
Guangzhou
阿伯 , 伯父 , 伯爺
Hong Kong
伯伯 , 阿伯 , 伯父 <>
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
阿伯 , 大伯
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
伯 , 阿伯
Macau
阿伯 >< , 伯父 <>
Guangzhou (Panyu)
伯父
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
阿爺
Guangzhou (Conghua)
阿伯
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
阿伯 >< , 阿爺 <>
Foshan
伯父
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
阿伯
Foshan (Shunde)
阿伯
Foshan (Sanshui)
阿伯
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
阿父 >< , 伯父 <>
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
阿伯
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
阿伯
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
阿伯
Zhuhai (Doumen)
阿伯
Jiangmen (Baisha)
阿伯
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
阿伯
Taishan
阿伯
Kaiping (Chikan)
阿伯
Enping (Niujiang)
伯爹
Heshan (Yayao)
伯父 <>
Dongguan
伯爺
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
阿爺
Shaoguan
阿伯
Yunfu
阿伯
Yangjiang
阿伯
Xinyi
大爹
Lianjiang
阿伯
Nanning
阿伯 , 伯爺
Wuzhou
阿伯
Yulin
伯公
Hepu (Lianzhou)
伯父 , 爺
Danzhou
伯
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
阿伯
Singapore (Guangfu)
阿伯 , 伯父
Gan
Nanchang
伯爺
Lichuan
伯兒
Pingxiang
伯伯
Hakka
Meixian
阿伯
Xingning
大伯
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
阿伯
Huidong (Daling)
阿伯
Dongguan (Qingxi)
阿伯
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
阿伯 >< , 大伯 <>
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
阿伯
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
大伯
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
大伯
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
阿伯 >< , 伯父 <>
Changting
大伯
Wuping
大伯
Wuping (Pingyu)
大伯
Liancheng
大伯
Ninghua
伯伯
Yudu
伯伯 , 大伯
Ruijin
伯子
Shicheng
大伯
Shangyou (Shexi)
伯
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
阿伯
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
阿伯
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
阿伯
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
阿伯
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
阿伯
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
阿伯
Hong Kong
阿伯
Luchuan (Daqiao)
阿伯
Sabah (Longchuan)
阿伯
Senai (Huiyang)
阿伯
Singkawang
阿伯
Huizhou
Jixi
伯
Shexian
伯伯
Huangshan (Tunxi)
伯爺
Jin
Taiyuan
老老 , 大爺
Pingyao
伯父 , 大爺
Xinzhou
伯伯啊 face-to-face , 伯伯 non-face-to-face
Taibus (Baochang)
大爺
Linhe
大爹
Jining
大爺 , 爹
Hohhot
大爺
Baotou
大爺 , 爹
Dongsheng
老老 , 爹爹
Haibowan
大爺
Northern Min
Jian'ou
伯伯 , 伯仔
Jian'ou (Dikou)
阿伯
Songxi
伯仔
Zhenghe
伯仔
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
阿伯
Jianyang
伯仔
Wuyishan
伯仔
Pucheng (Shibei)
阿伯
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
依伯
Fuzhou (Changle)
依伯
Fuqing
伯 , 大伯
Yongtai
依伯
Gutian
伯
Fu'an
伯
Ningde
伯
Shouning
阿伯
Zhouning
阿伯
Fuding
阿爺
Matsu
依伯
Southern Min
Xiamen
阿伯
Quanzhou
阿伯
Zhangzhou
阿伯
Kaohsiung
阿伯
Yilan
阿伯
Changhua (Lukang)
阿伯
Taichung
阿伯
Taichung (Wuqi)
阿伯
Tainan
阿伯
Taitung
阿伯
Hsinchu
阿伯
Penghu (Magong)
阿伯
Penang (Hokkien)
阿伯
Singapore (Hokkien)
阿伯
Manila (Hokkien)
阿伯
Chaozhou
阿伯
Shantou
阿伯
Jieyang
阿伯
Haifeng
伯 , 阿伯
Bangkok (Teochew)
阿伯
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
阿伯
Singapore (Teochew)
阿伯
Leizhou
伯 face-to-face , 尼伯 non-face-to-face
Wenchang
伯爹
Haikou
伯爹
Singapore (Hainanese)
伯爹
Puxian Min
Putian
阿伯
Xianyou
阿伯
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
伯父
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
伯爺 , 阿爺
Wu
Shanghai
伯伯
Shanghai (Chongming)
伯伯
Suzhou
伯伯 , 老伯伯
Wuxi
伯伯 , 大大
Danyang
爹爹 , 伯伯
Hangzhou
伯伯
Ningbo
伯伯
Wenzhou
伯伯
Jinhua
大伯
Xiang
Changsha
伯伯
Xiangtan
伯伯
Loudi
伯伯
Shuangfeng
伯伯
Hengyang
伯伯
Quanzhou
伯伯
Note
>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face
( 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( おじ ) • (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 (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 (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 ” ) .