伯伯
Chinese
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address |
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address | ||
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simp. and trad. (伯伯) |
伯 | 伯 |
Pronunciation
Noun
伯伯
- (informal, endearing) paternal uncle (father's elder brother) (Classifier: 個/个 m c)
- (informal, endearing) uncle (a term of respect for someone who is older than one's father) (Classifier: 個/个 m c)
- (dialectal) father
- 我拿父親的話給她解釋,企圖消除她對我能否復學的疑慮:「我『伯伯』說,他只能供得住一個中學生;俺兄弟倆同時念中學,他供不住。」 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1994 March 10, Chen Zhongshi, 《晶莹的泪》, in 《儿童与健康》, →ISSN, issue 1994(02), page 4–5
- Wǒ ná fùqīn de huà gěi tā jiěshì, qǐtú xiāochú tā duì wǒ néngfǒu fùxué de yílǜ: “Wǒ ‘bóbó’ shuō, tā zhǐnéng gōng dé zhù yīge zhōngxuéshēng; ǎn xiōngdì liǎ tóngshí niàn zhōngxué, tā gōng bù zhù.” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
我拿父亲的话给她解释,企图消除她对我能否复学的疑虑:「我『伯伯』说,他只能供得住一个中学生;俺兄弟俩同时念中学,他供不住。」 [MSC, simp.]
- (dialectal) paternal aunt (father's sister, or wife of father's elder brother)
- (Suzhounese) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 伯父 (“paternal uncle (father's elder brother)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 爸爸 (“dad”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 爸爸 (“father (non-face-to-face)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 大伯子 (“brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)”) [map]
Related terms
- 伯母 (bómǔ)
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