伯有

伯有

Chinese

		father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
trad. (伯有)		伯	有
simp. #(伯有)		伯	有
alternative forms		伯友

Etymology

From 伯母 (baak3 mou5), where 母 (mou5) is replaced with 有 (jau5, “to have”) due to homophony with 百冇 (baak3 mou5, “to have nothing”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ jau⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ jau⁵
    • Yale: baak yáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ jau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ yeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³/

Noun

伯有

1. (Cantonese, euphemistic) A term of address to the mother of one's friend or colleague.

Synonyms

• 伯母 (bómǔ)