大伯 (daai6 baak3) — father/husband's elder brother; uncle -… in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大baak˗₃伯

Mandarin Pinyin: da4 bo2

Meaning of 大伯

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

daaiˍ₆大baak˗₃伯ziˊ²子neiˏ₅你houˊ²好maa3？嗎？

How are you, elder brother-in-law?

ngoˏ₅我manˍ₆問daaiˍ₆大baak˗₃伯zi2.子。

I'll ask my elder brother-in-law.

daaiˍ₆大baak˗₃伯ziˊ²子zyuˍ₆住binˉ¹邊dou6？度？

Where does elder brother-in-law live?

daaiˍ₆大baak˗₃伯ziˊ²子laiˎ₄嚟ganˊ²緊laa3.喇。

Elder brother-in-law is coming.

daaiˍ₆大baak˗₃伯ziˊ²子houˊ²好mong4.忙。

Elder brother-in-law is very busy.

Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.