阿伯

阿伯

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	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. (阿伯)		阿	伯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): ābó

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄅㄛˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): абый (abɨy, I-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): aa³ baak³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): a¹ bak⁴

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): â-pak

  (Meixian, Guangdong): a¹ bag⁵

• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): a-peh / a-peeh / á-peh

  (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹ bêh⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ābó
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄅㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: abó
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-po²
    • Yale: ā-bwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: abor
    • Palladius: або (abo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ pwɔ³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: абый (abɨy, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a²⁴ pei²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ baak³
    • Yale: a baak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ baak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ bag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ paːk̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: a¹ bak⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³ pak̚²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: â-pak
    • Hakka Romanization System: a´ bag`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: a¹ bag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /a²⁴ pak̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: a¹ bag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pak̚¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-peh
    • Tâi-lô: a-peh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: a'peq
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ peʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-peeh
    • Tâi-lô: a-peeh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-peh
    • Tâi-lô: á-peh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: afpeq
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ peʔ⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: a¹ bêh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a peh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

Noun

阿伯

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan, dialectal Mandarin) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)
2. (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan, informal) old man

   有個阿伯成日坐喺度食煙，臭到死。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   有个阿伯成日坐喺度食烟，臭到死。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jau⁵ go³ aa³ baak³ sing⁴ jat⁶ co⁵ hai² dou⁶ sik⁶ jin¹, cau³ dou³ sei². [Jyutping]

   There's always an old man who sits here and smokes, and it reeks.

3. (Liuzhou Mandarin, dialectal Wu) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 伯父 (“paternal uncle (father's elder brother)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		世父, 伯父
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		伯父
Mandarin	Beijing	大爺
	Taiwan	伯伯, 伯父
	Ulanhot	大爺
	Tongliao	大爺
	Chifeng	大爺
	Bayanhot	大爹, 伯父
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	大爺
	Harbin	大爺
	Shenyang	大爺
	Yantai (Muping)	大爺
	Qingdao	大爹, 大爺
	Jinan	大爺
	Luoyang	伯, 大伯
	Wanrong	爸
	Zhengzhou	大爺, 老伯 Hui
	Xi'an	伯, 伯伯 Hui
	Lanzhou	大大
	Xining	達達
	Ürümqi	伯伯
	Wuhan	伯伯, 伯爺 non-face-to-face
	Chengdu	伯伯, 伯父
	Guiyang	伯伯, 伯, 伯爹 dated
	Kunming	大爹
	Guilin	伯爺
	Liuzhou	阿伯, 伯
	Shanglin (Sanli)	爺
	Xuzhou	大爺
	Yangzhou	大大
	Nanjing	伯伯
	Hefei	伯伯
	Nantong	伯伯
	Singapore	伯伯
Cantonese	Guangzhou	阿伯, 伯父, 伯爺
	Hong Kong	伯伯, 伯父 <>
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	阿伯, 大伯
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	伯, 阿伯
	Macau	阿伯 ><, 伯父 <>
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	伯父
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	阿爺
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	阿伯
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	阿伯 ><, 阿爺 <>
	Foshan	伯父
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	阿伯
	Foshan (Shunde)	阿伯
	Foshan (Sanshui)	阿伯
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	阿父 ><, 伯父 <>
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	阿伯
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	阿伯
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	阿伯
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿伯
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	阿伯
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	阿伯
	Taishan	阿伯
	Kaiping (Chikan)	阿伯
	Enping (Niujiang)	伯爹
	Heshan (Yayao)	伯父 <>
	Dongguan	伯爺
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	阿爺
	Shaoguan	阿伯
	Yunfu	阿伯
	Yangjiang	阿伯
	Xinyi	大爹
	Lianjiang	阿伯
	Nanning	阿伯, 伯爺
	Wuzhou	阿伯
	Yulin	伯公
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	伯父, 爺
	Danzhou	伯
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	阿伯
	Singapore (Guangfu)	阿伯, 伯父
Gan	Nanchang	伯爺
	Lichuan	伯兒
	Pingxiang	伯伯
Hakka	Meixian	阿伯
	Xingning	大伯
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	阿伯
	Huidong (Daling)	阿伯
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	阿伯
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	阿伯 ><, 大伯 <>
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	阿伯
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	大伯
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	大伯
	Conghua (Lütian)	阿伯 ><, 伯父 <>
	Changting	大伯
	Wuping	大伯
	Wuping (Pingyu)	大伯
	Liancheng	大伯
	Ninghua	伯伯
	Yudu	伯伯, 大伯
	Ruijin	伯子
	Shicheng	大伯
	Shangyou (Shexi)	伯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿伯
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿伯
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿伯
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿伯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿伯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿伯
	Hong Kong	阿伯
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	阿伯
	Sabah (Longchuan)	阿伯
	Senai (Huiyang)	阿伯
	Singkawang	阿伯
Huizhou	Jixi	伯
	Shexian	伯伯
	Tunxi	伯爺
Jin	Taiyuan	老老, 大爺
	Pingyao	伯父, 大爺
	Xinzhou	伯伯啊 face-to-face, 伯伯 non-face-to-face
	Taibus (Baochang)	大爺
	Linhe	大爹
	Jining	大爺, 爹
	Hohhot	大爺
	Baotou	大爺, 爹
	Dongsheng	老老, 爹爹
	Haibowan	大爺
Min Bei	Jian'ou	伯伯, 伯仔
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	阿伯
	Songxi	伯仔
	Zhenghe	伯仔
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	阿伯
	Jianyang	伯仔
	Wuyishan	伯仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	阿伯
Min Dong	Fuzhou	依伯
	Changle	依伯
	Fuqing	伯, 大伯
	Yongtai	依伯
	Gutian	伯
	Fu'an	伯
	Ningde	伯
	Shouning	阿伯
	Zhouning	阿伯
	Fuding	阿爺
	Matsu	依伯
Min Nan	Xiamen	阿伯
	Quanzhou	阿伯
	Zhangzhou	阿伯
	Kaohsiung	阿伯
	Yilan	阿伯
	Changhua (Lukang)	阿伯
	Taichung	阿伯
	Taichung (Wuqi)	阿伯
	Tainan	阿伯
	Taitung	阿伯
	Hsinchu	阿伯
	Penghu (Magong)	阿伯
	Penang (Hokkien)	阿伯
	Singapore (Hokkien)	阿伯
	Manila (Hokkien)	阿伯
	Chaozhou	阿伯
	Shantou	阿伯
	Haifeng	伯
	Bangkok (Teochew)	阿伯
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	阿伯
	Singapore (Teochew)	阿伯
	Leizhou	伯 face-to-face, 尼伯 non-face-to-face
	Wenchang	伯爹
	Haikou	伯爹
	Singapore (Hainanese)	伯爹
Puxian Min	Putian	阿伯
	Xianyou	阿伯
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	伯父
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	伯爺, 阿爺
Wu	Shanghai	伯伯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	伯伯
	Suzhou	伯伯, 老伯伯
	Wuxi	伯伯, 大大
	Danyang	爹爹, 伯伯
	Hangzhou	伯伯
	Ningbo	伯伯
	Wenzhou	伯伯
	Jinhua	大伯
Xiang	Changsha	伯伯
	Xiangtan	伯伯
	Loudi	伯伯
	Shuangfeng	伯伯
	Quanzhou	伯伯
Note	>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face

Dialectal synonyms of 大伯子 (“brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		大伯子, 大伯
Mandarin	Beijing	大大伯兒
	Harbin	大伯子, 大伯哥
	Yantai (Muping)	大伯
	Jinan	大伯子, 大伯, 大伯哥
	Luoyang	大伯子, 大伯
	Wanrong	阿伯子
	Xi'an	阿伯子哥 non-face-to-face
	Yinchuan	大伯子
	Xining	大伯子, 阿伯子
	Ürümqi	大伯子
	Wuhan	伯子
	Chengdu	大伯子 non-face-to-face
	Guiyang	大伯, 大伯子
	Liuzhou	大伯佬, 阿伯
	Yangzhou	大伯子
	Nanjing	大伯子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	阿伯子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	大伯, 大伯爺
	Hong Kong	大伯
	Dongguan	大伯
Gan	Nanchang	大伯子
	Pingxiang	伯仔
Hakka	Yudu	大伯子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	大郎伯, 大伯
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	大伯
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	大郎伯, 大伯
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	大郎伯, 大伯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	大郎伯, 大伯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	大伯
Jin	Taiyuan	大伯子
	Xinzhou	大伯子
Min Bei	Jian'ou	大伯
Min Dong	Fuzhou	大伯
Min Nan	Xiamen	大伯 eldest-brother
	Tainan	大伯仔 GT
	Jieyang	大伯
	Haikou	大伯 non-face-to-face, eldest brother
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	大伯, 伯爺
Wu	Shanghai	大伯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	阿伯
	Suzhou	大伯, 伯伯
	Hangzhou	大伯
	Ningbo	阿伯
	Wenzhou	大伯爺
	Jinhua	大伯

Derived terms

丈人阿伯 大二阿伯

阿伯子

Descendants

• → English: Ah Pek