伯伯

伯伯

1. (informal, endearing) paternal uncle (father's elder brother) (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
2. (informal, endearing) uncle (a term of respect for someone who is older than one's father) (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
3. (dialectal) father

   • 我拿父親的話給她解釋，企圖消除她對我能否復學的疑慮：「我『伯伯』說，他只能供得住一個中學生；俺兄弟倆同時念中學，他供不住。」 [MSC, trad.]
     我拿父亲的话给她解释，企图消除她对我能否复学的疑虑：“我‘伯伯’说，他只能供得住一个中学生；俺兄弟俩同时念中学，他供不住。” [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1994 March 10, Chen Zhongshi, 《晶莹的泪》, in 《儿童与健康》, →ISSN, issue 1994(02), page 4–5

     Wǒ ná fùqīn de huà gěi tā jiěshì, qǐtú xiāochú tā duì wǒ néngfǒu fùxué de yílǜ: “Wǒ ‘bóbó’ shuō, tā zhǐnéng gōng dé zhù yīge zhōngxuéshēng; ǎn xiōngdì liǎ tóngshí niàn zhōngxué, tā gōng bù zhù.” [Pinyin]

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4. (dialectal) paternal aunt (father's sister, or wife of father's elder brother)
5. (Suzhounese) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)

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• 伯母 (bómǔ)

• (formal, younger paternal uncle) 叔父 (shūfù), (informal, affectionate) 叔叔 (shūshu)
• (husband of a paternal aunt) 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)