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金山阿伯 (gam1 saan1 aa3 baak3) — elderly Chinese male who returns to China from America in 1800s til 1900s (slang) in Cantonese

gamˉ¹金saanˉ¹山aa˗₃阿baak˗₃伯
Mandarin Pinyin: jin1 shan1 a4 bai3

Meaning of 金山阿伯

nounelderly Chinese male who returns to China from America in 1800s til 1900s (slang)

Characters in 金山阿伯

金gam1
a Chinese family name
山saan1
mountain; hill; peak
阿aa3
used in transliteration
伯baak3
uncle; father's elder brother

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