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伯 (baa3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

伯 (baa3, bó) — father's elder brother; senior male; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address for an elderly man; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]; term of address for husband's older brothers; a surname

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 伯公 (baak3 gung1) — grandfather's elder brother
• 伯娘 (baak3 noeng4) — aunt (the Cantonese way of calling father's older brother's wife)
• 伯婆 (baak3 po4) — father's aunt; husband's aunt
• 伯爵茶 (baak3 zoek3 caa4) — Earl grey tea
• 伯爺 (baak3 je1) — father
• 伯爺公 (baak3 je1 gung1) — old man

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