伯父

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Chinese

paternal uncle father
simp. and trad.
(伯父)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

伯父

  1. (formal) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)
    伯父 [Cantonese]  ―  ji6 baak3 fu6   ―  father's second eldest brother
  2. (formal) uncle (a term of respect for someone who is slightly older than one's father)
Synonyms
  • (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

  1. (Cantonese) old man, especially one who is creepy

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おじ
Grade: S Grade: 2
jukujikun

Pronunciation

Noun

伯父(おじ) (oji

  1. uncle (older than one’s parent)

Usage notes

  • This term is spelled in hiragana when referring to non-age-specific relatives.

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ 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

Hanja in this term

Noun

伯父 (baekbu) (hangeul 백부)

  1. hanja form? of 백부 (uncle)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

伯父

  1. chữ Hán form of bá phụ (uncle).