什伯

Chinese

		tenth (used in fractions)	father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address
simp. and trad. (什伯)		什	伯

Etymology

伯 (bó) is a variant of 佰 (bǎi, “troop of 100 soldiers”) in this word.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shíbó, shíbǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄅㄛˊ, ㄕˊ ㄅㄞˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shíbó
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhbó
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-po²
  - Yale: shŕ-bwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrbor
  - Palladius: шибо (šibo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shíbǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhbǎi
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-pai³
  - Yale: shŕ-bǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrbae
  - Palladius: шибай (šibaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

什伯

(archaic) many

Noun

什伯

(archaic) military divisions of ten and a hundred men
- 小國寡民，使有什伯之器而不用，使民重死而不遠徙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  小国寡民，使有什伯之器而不用，使民重死而不远徙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE
  Xiǎoguóguǎmín, shǐ yǒu shíbó zhī qì ér bù yòng, shǐ mín zhòng sǐ ér bù yuǎn xǐ. [Pinyin]
  In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).

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