伯 (baak3) — uncle; father's elder brother in Cantonese

baak˗₃伯

Mandarin Pinyin: bo2

Meaning of 伯

noununcle; father's elder brother

nouna Chinese family name

nounfirst of brothers

nounfeudal rank of the nobility (count)

nounterm of address for husband elder brother (the mother following children's address)

nounterm of honor

Example Sentences with 伯

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係baak˗₃伯joek˗₃爵

He is a Count.

baak˗₃伯joek˗₃爵go˗₃個zaiˊ²仔

The Count's son.

baak˗₃伯joek˗₃爵fuˉ¹夫janˎ₄人

The Countess.

ngoˏ₅我haiˍ₆係baak˗₃伯joek˗₃爵

I am a Count.

gin˗₃見dou˗₃到baak˗₃伯joek˗₃爵

Met the Count.

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Words Containing 伯

老伯lou5 baak3

uncle (or a courtesy title denoting respect)

街市阿伯gaai1 si5 aa3 baak3

a loudmouth cursing gossiping male

偷窺亞伯tau1 kwai1 aa3 baak6

peeping old man

不相伯仲bat1 soeng1 baak3 zung6

similar capacity; on a par with

伯父baak3 fu2

uncle - polite term for a man of one's father's age | [粵]: 阿伯

阿伯aa3 baak3

uncle (father's older brother); polite way of addressing an older person | [普]: 伯父

伯叔祖母baak3 suk1 zou2 mou5

father's father's brother's wife; great aunt

伯爵baak3 zoek3

an earl; a count

世伯sai3 baak3

uncle, brother who are friends of the family or clan

大伯daai6 baak3

father/husband's elder brother; uncle - polite form of address for an elderly man

伯牙baak3 ngaa4

Bo Ya, a minister of Jin Kingdom during Spring and Autumn Period

伯爺公baak3 je1 gung1

an old man, an aged man

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