伯仲

Chinese

		father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address	2nd in seniority
simp. and trad. (伯仲)		伯	仲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bózhòng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ zung⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pek-tiōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bózhòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bójhòng
  - Wade–Giles: po²-chung⁴
  - Yale: bwó-jùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borjonq
  - Palladius: бочжун (bočžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ zung⁶
  - Yale: baak juhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ dzung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag³ zung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-tiōng
  - Tâi-lô: pik-tiōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pekdiong
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ³³/

Noun

伯仲

(literary, literal) eldest brother and second eldest brother
(literary, figurative) seniority; rank; superiority and inferiority
(literary, figurative) equally capable individuals

Derived terms

一時伯仲／一时伯仲
不分伯仲 (bùfēnbózhòng)
不相伯仲 (bùxiàngbózhòng)
伯仲之間／伯仲之间
伯仲叔季 (bózhòngshūjì)
伯仲間／伯仲间
相伯仲

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